NE BUSINESS BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, MAR 26:
Chinese smartphone brand Realme has virtually launched its Realme 8 series of smartphones, including the Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro. The Realme 8 series comes as the successor of the Realme 7 series. The Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro both come with quad rear cameras and full-HD+ Super AMOLED displays. The Realme 8 has been launhed in two colour variants, while the Realme 8 Pro provides three colour options.
The Realme 8 Pro has been priced at Rs 17,999 onwards for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and Rs 19,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The vanilla Realme 8, on the other hand, has been launched at a price of Rs 14,999 onwards for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration, Rs 15,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option, and Rs 16,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant.
The smartphones went on sale in India on Thursday at noon via Flipkart, Realme India website, and other offline stores. Sale offers include a 10 percent discount on ICICI Bank Credit card and EMI transactions.
Alongside the Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro, the compnay also launched the Realme Smart Scale that comes with 16 health measurements such as heart rate, Body Mass Index, muscle mass, fat rate, and more. The Realme Smart Scale has been launched at a price of Rs 1,999 and will go on sale starting March 30 at noon via Amazon, Flipkart, Realme India website. Realme also introduced a Realme Smart Bulb that supports 16 million colours and comes in 9W and 12W power options. The Realme Smart Bulb will go on sale starting March 30 and will cost Rs 799 for the 9W variant and Rs 999 for the 12W variant.
Commenting on the occasion of the launch, Madhav Sheth, Vice President, realme and Chief Executive Officer, realme India and Europe said, With realme’s flagship for the youth – the number series, we have introduced many trendsetting technology. Camera has always been a top-of-the-line feature of realme number series’ and one of its strongest suits with not only leading hardware in the segment but deep customized software with realme’s unique algorithm. Continuing with the same, we have introduced realme 8 series with world- first and new camera features for our users like Starry Time-lapse Video and Tilt-shift Time-lapse Video. realme 8 Pro is the first realme smartphone to be equipped with a 108MP Ultra Quad Camera and realme 8 will also allow our users to experience a 64MP AI Quad Camera, which is a step above most conventional camera systems. We have successfully reached 30 million number series users globally and undoubtedly our users will find realme 8 series to be a fantastic one as well.”
realme 8 Pro is the the first realme smartphone equipped with a 108MP camera. The 108MP Ultra Quad Camera has a Samsung HM2 Sensor along with Upgraded ultra – clear 108MP Mode and a 119° ultra-wide-angle lens. The realme 8 Pro’s camera offers two World’s first feature in a smartphone- Starry Time-lapse Video and Tilt-shift Time-lapse Video. It also features 3X in-sensor zoom, tilt-shift photography mode , new starry mode and many new portrait modes. It features 16MP In-display selfie camera. realme 8 Pro comes with a 4500 mAh massive battery with 50W SuperDart chargewhich can charges to 100% in 47 mins, 6.4-inches (16.3cm) Super AMOLED Fullscreen with ultra-fast In-display fingerprint scanner, 176g & 8.1mm super slim body and an infinite bold design with AG-Crystal process. realme 8 Pro is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Mobile Platform and is available in three colours – Infinite Blue, Infinite Black and Illuminating Yellow, priced at Rs 17,999 (6GB+128GB) and Rs 19,999 (8GB+128GB). The first sale for Infinite Blue and Infinite Black colour was scheduled for March 25th from 12:00 noon onwards on realme.com, Flipkart.com & mainline channels. The Illuminating Yellow colour will be available for sale soon.
realme 8 is powered by the powerful MediaTekHelio G95 Gaming Processor and is equippedwith a 6.4-inch (16.3cm) Super AMOLED Fullscreen, Ultra-fast In-display Fingerprint Scanner. It comes with a 5000mAh Massive Battery with a 30W Dart charge which can charge to 100% in 65 minutes, a64MP AI Quad Camera and 16MP In-display Selfie Camera. realme 8 utilizes the trendy Infinite Bold Design and 177g & only 7.99mm Super Slim body. realme 8 comes in two colours, Cyber Silver and Cyber Black and is available in three storage variants.
Both, realme 8 Pro and realme 8 are the first phones to come with realme UI 2.0 out of the Box.
