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Realme 8i with Helio G96, 120Hz refresh rate unveiled in Europe starting at €199

Jed John Ikoba — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:44:20 +0000

Realme had earlier this month hinted that it would launch the Realme 8i smartphone for the European market on October 14. Just as scheduled, the Chinese tech giant has officially unveiled the 8i in Europe.

Realme 8i in Space Black and Space Purple

The Realme 8i has a 6.6-inch IPS LCD screen punch-hole screen that delivers a 1080 x 2400 pixels Full HD+ resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, 600nits brightness, 100 percent DCI-P3 color gamut, 401ppi pixel density, and a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and face unlock security features.

It has arrived with the Helio G96 chipset paired with 4GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 64GB / 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It comes with up to 5 GB of extended RAM, and it runs on Realme UI 2.0 based Android 11 OS. The company has indicated that the device is set to get Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0’s early access build in Q1 2022.

For selfies, it has a front camera of 16-megapixel. The squarish rear-facing camera module is fitted with a 50-megapixel main camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel monochrome lens.

The handset is packed with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 18W charging through USB-C. It offers other features such as dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, a microSD card slot, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

As for the pricing and availability, the Realme 8i is available in two memory options – 4GB+64GB priced at €199, and a 4GB+128GB variant priced at €219. The phone is available in Space Black and Stellar Purple colors. The 8i is already up for grabs on Realme’s European website. The company is offering a €20 discount on all models until October 20.

Realme 8i with Helio G96 launching in Europe on October 14

Jed John Ikoba — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:37:10 +0000

Realme first launched the Realme 8i along with the Realme 8s in India. The company has now revealed that the 8i will be released for the European market soon. A tweet by Realme’s VP Madhav Sheth indicated that the 8i will be launched in Europe on October 14th.

The tweet did not reveal other details of the product like the likely price in Europe. However, an earlier leak from popular tipster Sudanshu Amborhe suggests the Realme 8i will retail for €199 (~Rs 17,260) for the 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage version while the 4 GB RAM + 128 GB storage version will sell for €219 (~Rs 19,000). We’ll have to wait until the launch to find out the actual price.

As a reminder, the Realme 8i has a 6.6-inch IPS LCD screen punch-hole screen that delivers a 1080 x 2400 pixels Full HD+ resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, 600nits brightness, 100 percent DCI-P3 color gamut, 401ppi pixel density, and a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and face unlock security features.

It has arrived as India’s smartphone with the Helio G96 chipset. The handset offers 4 GB / 6 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 64 GB / 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It comes with up to 5 GB of extended RAM, and it runs on Realme UI 2.0 based Android 11 OS.

For selfies, it has a front camera of 16-megapixel. The squarish rear-facing camera module is fitted with a 50-megapixel main camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth assist lens.

Realme 8i officially confirmed to pack the new Helio G96 chipset

Jed John Ikoba — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:51:33 +0000

Already, Realme 8i has already been confirmed to launch in India along with the 8s. The specs of the device are even already in the open. Realme has now confirmed another key detail that would make you want to have the 8i. The duo of Realme and MediaTek today confirmed the Helio G96 will fire up the device

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— realme (@realmeIndia) August 31, 2021

The Helio G96 is one of MediaTek’s latest premium mid-range chipset and it was announced in July alongside the Helio G88. The G96 brings support for a 120Hz refresh rate and several enhancements in the photography aspect including support for 108MP cameras. The latest tweet exchange between Realme and MediaTek India clearly confirms the smartphone maker will use the new chip on its next Realme 8 series model, which was revealed as 8!. Note the exclamation mark is an inverted small letter “i”.

The Realme 8i will feature a 6.59-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a punch-hole at the top left corner. The device will have a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 50MP primary sensor, a 2MP macro sensor, and a 2MP depth sensor. It will also have a 16MP selfies camera.

The processor will be paired with 4GB RAM and there will be 128 GB UFS 2.2 flash storage onboard. The device will have a 5000mAh battery under the hood which will charge via a USB-C port.

There is no official word on the launch date yet but the device is expected to launch soon in India.

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realme 8i leaks in its entirety before official launch

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:56:42 +0000

Earlier this month, realme confirmed that it will be launching the realme 8i alongside the realme 8s in India. Ahead of this announcement, the realme 8s had already leaked in full glory. Now, we also get to learn more about the realme 8i.

Reliable leaker @Onleaks (Steve Hemmerstoffer) has partnered with Digit India to reveal the upcoming realme 8i. The tipster has not only exposed the design of the smartphone via renders but also its specs.

According to the renders, the forthcoming realme 8i will be identical to the other models in the lineup in terms of design. In other words, it will have a matrix camera array design. However, unlike the expensive 8 Pro, the 8i will have a glossy finish but will retain the plastic build.

Talking about specifications, the realme 8i will be the world’s first smartphone with a MediaTek Helio G96 chipset. It will sport a 6.59-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a punch-hole at the top left corner.

The device will have a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 50MP primary sensor, a 2MP macro sensor, and a 2MP depth sensor. It will also have a 16MP shooter for selfies and video calls.

Interestingly, the leakster says that it will only have 4GB RAM and 128GB UFS 2.2 storage. But we believe there could be a higher RAM variant as well.

The remaining features of the handset include a USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, a 5,000mAh battery, unknown fast charging, 8.6mm thickness, and 194g weight.

Unfortunately, though we know almost everything about the realme 8i, the phone’s launch date is still a mystery.

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