Breaking: realme 8 (64MP) and realme 8 Pro (108MP) now official in the Philippines, intro price starts at PHP 12,990!

Staying true to its promise, the Philippines' top mobile maker realme earlier launched the realme 8 series in the country.

realme 8 series

realme 8 Series now in the Philippines!

realme 8 back design

The vanilla realme 8 is a device featuring a 3D curved back design in Cyber Silver and Cyber Black colors at the back and a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a 180Hz touch sampling rate, an In-Display fingerprint reader, and a top-left punch-hole for the 16MP f/2.0 Sony IMX471 selfie camera.

Super AMOLED screen

Inside, it is powered by the gaming-capable 2.05GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G95 octa-core processor with Mali-G76 3EEMC4 (900MHz) GPU, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB UFS 2.1 expandable storage, and 5,000mAh battery capacity with 30W Dart Charge.

At the back, this uses a 64MP f/1.7 with PDAF and EIS + 8MP f/2.25 119-degree ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 4cm macro + 2MP f/2.4 mono + LED flash for photos and videos. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack and Dolby Atmos Audio.

realme 8 Specs

Display: 6.4-inch 2.5D curved Super AMOLED w/ 60Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution at 405 ppi

CPU: 2.05GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G95 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G76 3EEMC4 (900MHz)

RAM: 8GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 128GB UFS 2.1 expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB (dedicated)

Back Camera: 64MP f/1.7 w/ PDAF, EIS + 8MP f/2.25 119-degree ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 4cm macro + 2MP f/2.4 mono + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 16MP f/2.0 Sony IMX471

Battery: 5,000mAh w/ 30W Dart Charge

OS: Android 11 w/ realme UI 2.0

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, OTG, FM Radio, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, face unlock, Dolby Atmos, dual-mic, Copper liquid cooling system, USB-C, Colors: Cyber Silver, Cyber Black

Dimensions: 162.3 x 74.8 x 9.4 mm

Weight: 196.5 g

Price: PHP 13,990

108MP quad-camera setup

Meanwhile, the realme 8 Pro adopted the "Infinite Bold Design" with the polarizing "Dare to Leap" branding in the big text along the right side of the back panel and an AG-Crystal process with a glittery-matte finish that gives it a smooth but grippy finish.

Super AMOLED screen

In front, it uses the same  6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a 180Hz touch sampling rate, an In-Display fingerprint reader, and a top-left punch-hole for the 16MP f/2.0 Sony IMX471 selfie camera.

The main highlight of the phone is its use of the 108MP f/1.88 Samsung HM2 main cam with PDAF + 8MP f/2.25 119-degree ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 4cm macro + 2MP f/2.4 B&W + 2x LED flash. This is the highest resolution found on a mid-range realme device yet.

Inside, it also has a 2.0GHz 8nm Snapdragon 720G octa-core processor chip, Adreno 618 GPU, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB expandable storage, and 4,500mAh battery with USB-C 50W VOOC SuperDart Charge that can fully charge the device from 0 to 100 percent in 47 minutes.

realme 8 Pro Specs

Display: 6.4-inch 2.5D curved Super AMOLED screen w/ 60Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution at 411 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 8nm Snapdragon 720G octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 618

RAM: 8GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 128GB UFS 2.1 expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB (dedicated)

Back Camera: 108MP f/1.88 Samsung HM2 w/ PDAF + 8MP f/2.25 119-degree ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 4cm macro + 2MP f/2.4 B&W + dual LED flash

Selfie Camera: 16MP f/2.45 Sony IMX471

Battery: 4,500mAh w/ 50W VOOC SuperDart Charge

OS: Android 11 w/ realme UI 2.0

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, OTG, FM Radio, GPS, A-GPS,  dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, face unlock, Hi-Res Audio, Dolby Atmos, dual-mic, dual-mic, Copper liquid cooling system, USB-C, Colors: Infinite Blue, Infinite Black

Dimensions: 160.6 x 73.9 x 8.1 mm

Weight: 176 g

Price: PHP 16,990

The new realme 8 and realme 8 Pro loads with the latest Android 11 OS with realme UI 2.0 skin.

Price and availability

realme 8 - PHP 13,990 (PHP 12,990 intro price)

realme 8 Pro - 16,990 (PHP 15,990 intro price)

The realme 8 is priced at PHP 13,990. Customers can avail of a PHP 1,000 worth of discount on the realme 8 during the flash sale on Lazada on May 12 at 12 midnight.

The realme 8 Pro is priced at PHP 16,990. Fans can avail of the Php 1,000 worth of discount on the realme 8 Pro during the flash sale on Lazada starting May 12 at 12 midnight.

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