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realme 8 review: The first 64 MP Super AMOLED realme — a budget that punched up.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2021·$200
Overall
56/100
Class rank
#59 of 147
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

AMOLED on a strict budget, again.

realme 8 brought Super AMOLED to a $200 phone — a year before the segment normalised it — and added a 64 MP main and 30 W charging on the dependable Helio G95. The 60 Hz cap was the give-back; for buyers who valued the panel over a smoother refresh, it landed well.

01Display

68/100

68/100 puts it above the 65-point average for budget phones of 2021.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 60 Hz
Size6.4 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2021.

Main64 MP, f/1.79
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Mono2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G95 (12 nm)
RAM4 / 6 / 8 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired30 W Dart Charge

05Build

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 61-point average for budget phones of 2021.

06Value

68/100

68/100 puts it above the 64-point average for budget phones of 2021.

What works
  • Super AMOLED at $200.
  • 177 g, 7.99 mm slim.
  • 64 MP main + 30 W charging.
  • jack + microSD.
What doesn't
  • 60 Hz AMOLED.
  • 4G + Helio G95.
  • Two 2 MP filler lenses, 8 MP selfie.
  • Single speaker.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .