Realme 8 test: a versatile smartphone, enduring, but limited to 4G

Main technical characteristics:

Design

The design of Realme 8 is quite sober.Indeed, it offers very classic lines for a device of this type.It has a plastic chassis all over the turn and whose lower and upper profiles are flat compared to the left and right edges, slightly more rounded.The mobile offers a very good grip since it has quite reasonable proportions.It is 177 grams for measures of 160.6x73.9x7.99 mm.We are therefore well below the 200 grams on average for a smartphone.For comparison, the Oppo Find X3 Lite is 7.9 mm thick, the Samsung Galaxy A52 is 8.4 mm and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 is 8.29 mm.When you look at it in profile, you can see the front part of the screen that comes back to the edge just like the back of the back.This takes advantage of a very special coating which is in two parts with a large side which seems textured while the other seems like a mirror with the slogan of the brand "Dare to Leap".The back is particularly reflective and offers very beautiful effects when a light comes to land on it.Attention he keeps all fingerprints.The photo block is installed in the upper corner on the left.It is made up of four circles of the same diameter for a successful aesthetic side integrating the sensors of different sizes.The flash is deported, below.The block exceeds about 1 mm compared to the rest of the smartphone back.Once the silicone protection provided in the died box, the lag is no longer.

When we go around the smartphone, we see the power button on the right profile which also contains the double key to manage the volume.They are quite close to each other which can cause some handling errors in everyday life.On the upper profile, there is only one microphone.On the left edge, there is the location to accommodate two SIM cards and a memory card simultaneously.It is always a good thing to be able to extend this storage capacity, a characteristic that begins to take even on the most upscale models like the Xiaomi Mi 11, the OnePlus 9 Pro or the series of Samsung Galaxy S21, for example.Finally, on the lower profile, there is the USB-C connector, a grid for the speaker, two microphones and a 3.5 mm jack audio port to connect a helmet.The sound proposed by Realme 8 is mono.It is quite surprising, because it gives off a certain power.However, in detail and after a more attentive listening, we realize that the entire audio spectrum is not really present, the mobile pressing quite seriously on the treble, mediums, but not much lower.The music is just passable to a volume of half, but after it is more delicate.

Realme 8 comes with its 30 Watts charger, a USB-A cable to USB-C and wired headphones.There is also a protective shell.The device offers a fingerprint reader which is installed under the screen, like the higher -end mobiles.It is placed about 1.5 cm from the lower edge of the smartphone.A position that we find definitively too low and which implies a small gestures in the thumb that we want to place on it.This is also the case with smartphones that we were able to test recently like the OnePlus 9 Pro, the Oppo Find X3 Pro or the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro.Despite this placement, the reader turned out to be quite fast and was flawless during our tests.

Realme 8 is Wi-Fi 5 and 4G compatible like Realme 8 Pro.A 5G version was announced by the manufacturer.It also supports the NFC and of course Bluetooth to interface with connected objects nearby.

A 60 Hz Amoled slab without more flavor

The Realme 8 screen relies on a Super Amoled slab with a 6.4 -inch diagonal.Its edges are quite imposing, on the sides, above, but especially below.It displays a definition of 1080x2400 pixels thus offering good readability and good precision.The screen is not HDR compatible and limited to a refresh frequency of 60 Hz, such as Realme 8 PRO while more and more mobiles are available to 90 or even 120 Hz for much more fluid and without defiles withoutjerky.A filter for eye comfort can be activated from the parameters.You can also play with color temperature to make it fire to the hottest or colder.Several color modes are selectable: Vive (P3 with a more lively display), soft (SRGB for a simplification of colors) and energy saving, the least faithful, but the least gourmet in resources.Also note the possibility, as on Realme 8 PRO to use the OSIE visual effect mode to optimize the colors displayed on the screen.Finally, like the Pro version, Realme 8 offers a 180 Hz touch sampling frequency which must help a little in games.

Mediatek inside with 6 GB of RAM

While Realme 8 Pro has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720g processor, Realme 8 relies on a Mediatek Helio G95 chip offering slightly lower performance regarding the CPU part, but offering better scores for the GPU part.Here it is associated with 6 GB of RAM against 8 for Realme 8 Pro.The Samsung Galaxy A52 also offers the Snapdragon 720g and 6 GB platform while the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 has a Snapdragon 678 with 4 GB, therefore less powerful, on paper.Realm 8 storage capacity is 128 GB that can be extended.This memory is in UFS 2 format.1.In use, the smartphone responds, but not in the fastest way that is.Sometimes you have to wait a few milliseconds to have a response to the screen after selecting a specific menu, for example.The mobile has gotten well enough in the games.The most demanding resource demands cannot turn with the maximum of details, but we can play without too much problem with good fluidity despite everything.

We have submitted Realme 8 to several gross performance measurement tools of which here are the main results.So stressed, the device does not heat and remains perfectly tempered which is always a very good thing.

Android 11 with a realme UI 2 overlay.0

Like the realme 8 pro, the realme 8 embarks Android 11 with a Realme UI 2 software overlay.0 developed by the manufacturer.We are entitled to an interface that resembles that of Coloros, the overlay used for smartphones of the Oppo brand.The parameters are identical with here, in addition, the Realme Lab which allows you to activate certain features to test.

You can navigate by gesture on Realme 8 and take advantage of a task manager that allows you to split the screen in half or lock a particular application.The parameters are well organized.We start with the connection functions, then that of personalization, security, the options concerning the user and finally, the information about the device.Realme 8 also offers the play area mode which optimizes mobile resources and limiting disturbance sources during a game.

A photo configuration with quadruple sensors and many shooting modes

For the multimedia part, Realme 8 is capable of displaying the streaming flows of platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Disney+ with Full HD quality.For photos more particularly, Realme 8 is equipped with a main 64 megapixel sensor.It is associated with another 8-megapixel sensor for the images in high angle.There are also two other objectives of 2 megapixels each.One is dedicated to the grip in macro mode while the other is there to optimize portraits with the background blur effect.The camera application interface is quite classic.Several modes are directly accessible: night, video, photo, portrait and 64m (for the use of the 64 megapixel sensor at full speed).The menu Plus allows access to other modes: star fashion, dual view video, idle, time-lapse, film, expert, pano (ramic), text scanner and ultra macro.Ultra Grand-Angle Zoom levels, 1x, 2x and 5x are directly available at the bottom of the frame for easier selection of the desired enlargement.An "tilt-down" mode (or Tilt-Shift in English) allows you to apply a blur in the horizontal direction or from a circle in the center of the image.The filter can be reinforced or decreased with a cursor to move to mitigate the Bokeh effect.Ultimately, we can take photos that will give a miniature version of the scene.To take selfie, there is an 8 megapixel sensor installed behind the punch, top left of the screen.Again several modes are available: night, video, photo, portrait (HDR without HDR) and from the Menu Plus: Dual View video, idle, time-lapse and pano (Ramique).

A 5000 mAh battery for good autonomy

The Realme 8 battery has a capacity of 5000 mAh which makes its manufacturer say that it can last two days with a single load.In fact, we were able to use the device for a good day and a half in rather intensive use.It is a very good thing.Mobile supports the load at 30 watts.A night load mode is available to reduce battery aging and optimize charging speed when useful.We were able to recharge the 54% smartphone in 30 minutes using the power supply provided by the manufacturer.

Our conclusion

The Realme 8 smartphone is a good versatile mobile that offers good performance in play.His back is remarkable and we appreciate the very good finishes offered by the device in general.The interface is pleasant to use on a daily basis, fast and fluid even if the most greedy applications can require a little calculation time.The photos are satisfactory for the price even if the Grand Angle suffers from a little distortion on the edges and that the macro shots are sometimes a little washed out.Otherwise, the different modes available are entertaining and allow you to have original scenes.Too bad the screen does not benefit from a better frequency of refreshment where some go up to 120 Hz and to be limited to 4G on this model.The manufacturer also offers a 5G version in its catalog, but a little more expensive.