The realme 8 is the more affordable but still highly capable version of its Pro counterpart. Design and Construction Design-wise, the realme 8 shares a very close resemblance to the realme 8 Pro. We’re missing the 90Hz refresh rate, but we do get a 180Hz touch sampling rate, meaning the screen is very responsive, perfect for some fast-paced competitive gaming. OS, UI, APPS As for software, it runs on Android 11 out of the box with realme UI 2.0 skinned on top, and out of 128GB of storage, there seems to be 111GB of usable space left, which is still a good amount of storage. [caption id="attachment_273094" align="alignnone" width="720"] realme UI 2.0[/caption] You’ll be getting some signature realme apps such as SoLoop, realme Link, HeyFun, Facebook, and Lazada, and of course, the usual apps from Google like YouTube, Gmail, Drive, Photos, and the like. This is also the same chipset found on the realme 7, which is powered by 2 Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.05 GHz and 6 x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz. Taking it up for some gaming, we fired up some of the usual titles people currently play. Powering everything is a 5,000mAh capacity battery, which is slightly larger than the Pro, and on average, is more than enough to last throughout the day, as long as you’re not the type to be gaming for hours on end. Read more in our articles including "realme 8 Review" and "WATCH: realme 8 Review".
