After launching Realme Narzo 30 Series, Realme has launched two new smartphones – Realme 8 Pro and Realme 8 on 24th March 2021. Realme 8 Pro is the successor to the Realme 7 Pro. The expected price of Realme 8 Pro in Nepal is NPR 32,000 for the base variant of 6/128 GB and NPR 35,000 for the 8/128 GB.
Realme 8 Pro Overview
Realme 8 Pro has a good screen, excellent battery life, great photo and video quality. The only thing wrong with the smartphone is its price, as the other competitors have a lower price and battery offerings as well.
Design and Build Quality
Realme 8 Pro has a 6.4-inches Super AMOLED Screen with thin bezels around and thick on the chin. The touch sampling rate of the smartphone is 180Hz, while the screen-to-body ratio is 98.8%. It is 8.1mm thin and weighs 176 grams.
Realme 8 Pro has a plastic back with an anti-glare crystal process finish; it has an excellent grip. The smartphone has a “DARE TO LEAP” logo in the rear, which is slightly oversized. The camera on the rear is a quad-camera inside a square module. The selfie is punch-hole on the top-left corner, which is super tiny.
On the top, it has a noise-cancelling microphone. The left side has a triple-slot card tray. Similarly, the volume rockers and the power buttons are on the right side. And finally, the bottom has a headphone jack, a speaker grille, USB Type-C port, and a mouthpiece. Just above the screen, it also has an almost invisible earpiece grille.
The smartphone has an in-display fingerprint scanner; it is ultra-fast.
Performance
Powering the Realme 8 Pro is the Snapdragon 720G processor, based on the 8 nm fabrication process. Adreno 618 handles the graphic of the smartphone. The combinations of the processors handle demanding games with ease. 128 GB of internal storage combines with either 6 GB RAM or 8 GB RAM.
Realme 8 runs Android 11 based on realme UI 2.0 out of the box. It has AI wallpapers, seamless fonts and a comfortable Dark Mode; it adopts the privacy policy from Android 11.
Camera
Realme 8 Pro flaunts a 108 MP primary camera of the Samsung ISOCELL HM2 Sensor. The ultra-wide lens is an 8 MP sensor with a 119-degree Field of View. Likewise, the other cameras are macro lens and B&W lens of 2 MP each.
The primary camera produces a maximum resolution of 12000 x 9000, while its sensor size is 1/5.2. The smartphone has in-sensor zoom technology using 3x ultra zoom to capture the picture. It also supports dual-view video.
The rear cameras includes various videos options: 4K at 30fps, 1080p at 30/60/120/480fps, and 720p at 30/60/960/240fps
The smartphone has a 16 MP Sony IMX471 selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.45. The video from the front camera is recordable in 1080p at 30/120fps or 720p at 30/120fps
Battery
A massive battery of 4500 mAh fuels the smartphone. It supports 50W Super Dart Charge. It also has a Super Power Saving Mode.
The battery takes 17 minutes to fill up to 50%, while a full charge takes 47 minutes. The box includes a 65W adapter compatible with multiple flash-charging devices.
Realme 8 Pro Specifications
| Dimension | 160.6 x 73.9 x 8.1 mm (6.32 x 2.91 x 0.32 in) |
| Display | 6.4-inches Super AMOLED Fullscreen, 430 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak) 1080 x 2400 pixels (~409 ppi density), 20:9 aspect ratio |
| Weight | 176 grams |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2×2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) |
| GPU | Adreno 618 |
| RAM & Storage | 6 GB RAM with 128 GB storage 8 GB RAM with 128 GB storage |
| OS | Android 11, realme UI 2.0 |
| Rear Camera | Quad:
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/480fps, 720p@30/60/960/240fps |
| Front Camera | 16 MP (f/2.45), Sony IMX471 sensor, wide 1080p@30/120fps, 720p@30/120fps |
| Battery | Li-Po 4400 mAh 50W SuperDart Charge (50% Battery in 17 minutes) Includes 65W Charger |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass |
| Color options | Infinite Blue, Infinite Black, Illuminating Yellow |
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Realme 8 Pro Expected Price in Nepal and Availability
Realme 8 Pro launch date in Nepal is not available yet. However, the expected price of Realme 8 Pro in Nepal is NPR 32,000 for the base variant, i.e., 6/128 GB and NPR 35,000 for 8/128 GB.
The official distributor of Realme smartphones in Nepal is Pashupati Tradeline Pvt. Ltd. Once the phone is available, you can purchase it from various online or offline stores.
| Realme 8 Pro Variants | Price in India | Expected Price in Nepal |
| Realme 8 Pro (6/128 GB) | INR 17,999 | NPR 32,000 |
| Realme 8 Pro (8/128 GB) | INR 19,999 | NPR 35,000 |
You can also check the Redmi Note 10 Pro or even Poco X3 Pro if you can stretch your budget a little for the same price range.
