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Realme 8i vs Realme 8

43 out of 100
Realme 8i
VS
43 out of 100
Realme 8
Realme 8i
Realme 8

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Realme 8i (with MediaTek Helio G96) that was released on September 9, 2021, against the Realme 8, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G95 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme 8i
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Realme 8
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (603 against 539 nits)
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 17 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Realme 8i and Realme 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
175.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
8.8
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Realme 8i
vs
Realme 8

Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 401 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 430 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz 180 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 83.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 90.7%
PWM - 255 Hz
Response time - 8 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Realme 8i
539 nits
Realme 8 +12%
603 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) 160.6 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) 73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Purple Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 8i +2%
84.9%
Realme 8
83.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 8i and Realme 8
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G95
Max clock 2050 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G76 MC4
GPU shading units 64 96
GPU clock 950 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~172.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 8i and Realme 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 8i +7%
730
Realme 8
681
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 8i +5%
1882
Realme 8
1798
Compute Score (GPU)
Realme 8i
n/a
Realme 8
2207
Compute Score (GPU) - 2207
Single-core score 730 681
Multi-core score 1882 1798
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Realme 8i
500517
Realme 8 +7%
536149
CPU 186872 201521
GPU 40086 58583
Memory 120709 130020
UX 152850 146025
Total score 500517 536149
Samples [3 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 91%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 173
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Realme 8i
317
Realme 8 +32%
418
Stability 98% 87%
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 317 418
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Realme 8i
10225
Realme 8 +1%
10316
Web score 8509 8874
Video editing 5411 6771
Photo editing 26493 26330
Data manipulation 6927 6560
Writing score 12668 11509
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme 8i
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 (Nathaniel)AnTuTu512142
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 (bogdan1337)AnTuTu497585
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-23 (sp4wai)AnTuTu500517
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Realme 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-25 (Wow)AnTuTu514936
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-11 (treugosha)AnTuTu538679
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 (KhoaUnknown)AnTuTu536149
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-14 (seth16)GeekBench GPU2207
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-14 (seth16)GeekBench CPU681 / 1798
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Realme UI 4.0 Realme UI 4.0
OS size - 10 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 26 min)
Full charging time 2:21 hr 1:10 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:17 hr -
Watching video 13:08 hr -
Gaming 05:22 hr -
Standby 143 hr -
General battery life
Realme 8i
24:45 hr
Realme 8
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8700 x 5800 9248 x 6920
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Monochrome: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.3
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.5
Sensor Hynix Hi-1364Q Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 120 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 13 12
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Realme 8i
n/a
Realme 8
80.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2021 March 2021
Release date September 2021 March 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $230 $200
Successor - Realme 9i - Realme 16 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Realme 8i. But if the camera, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Realme 8.

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