Realme 8 Pro

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Realme 8 Pro – Real me’s latest product for the mid-range phone segment. It has too many points that make me wonder about the question “is the Realme 8 Pro worth buying?”. In addition to the new upgrades, the machine also has things that are “stagnant,” even going backward compared to previous generations.

After all that, Realme 8 Pro reminds me of two words: Strange. Realme can do better with the equipment already on the market with the current trend. So why does the company do that? And what does Realme 8 Pro have to make us ignore these prejudices?

Configuration and software

The first “stagnation” point of Realme 8 Pro is the chip. The device owns a Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 720G chip, which is already on the Realme 7 Pro and beyond, the Realme 6 Pro. It has been more than a year since the Realme 6 Pro generation was released; the company is still particularly loyal to this chip and has no intention of changing in 2021. Is it worth that much?

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 720G is a chip manufactured on the 8nm process, similar to many other chips in the mid-range segment. To compare the gaming experience, this chip will still provide me with enough entertainment needs in a short time. Of course, the fps level is relatively low with mid-range, heavy games.

With the “Game Space” feature, I can easily control the fps level and the CPU and GPU consumption of the device during the game. Light games like Call Of Duty Mobile, Arena of valor Mobile will work smoothly at 60fps. However, it will decrease a bit when playing continuously for 2 hours. PUBG will be a bit “slower” with 38-42 fps for the rest.

Obviously, with Snapdragon™ 720G, Realme doesn’t want to put Realme 8 Pro in the configuration race. Because if we upgrade to another chip, which chip do we upgrade? Most of the chips for phones in the $350 segment are Snapdragon 700 series, and the difference between them is not much, and it isn’t easy to discern. It is also possible that Realme has realized that the fact not to upgrade is useless, but what the company wants to prioritize are the camera and operating system experience. Realme 8 Pro has got Realme UI 2.0, based on Android 11. Right the first time I unlocked the device, I was immersed in the experience of this interface. It’s light and incredibly smooth. This experience is really rare in a phone priced at about $350.

Realme 8 Pro seems to keep the design interface of pure Android and comes with quite a lot of customization. I’m a person who doesn’t like round icons, so I adjusted them all to square corners (similar to Xiaomi’s new logo or iOS icon). Adjust a little more in size, arrangement; Realme UI 2.0 interface has changed to my taste. The most annoying point is probably still the situation of too many pre-installed applications in the device. The rest, the experience with Realme UI 2.0, is very good, far beyond my initial expectations.

Battery and charger

That “perfect also spread until I brought the device to charge. After playing the game and the battery capacity was only 10%, it took me about 35 minutes to fully charge the device. That’s thanks to the 50W SuperDart fast charging support. The 4,500 mAh battery also gives me about 4-5 hours of use during the day if I play many games or 5-6 hours if I only use basic tasks such as calling, watching movies, surfing social networks.

Camera

Besides the operating system experience, Realme also emphasizes a lot on the camera. When I experience it, I feel that investment of the company. About the shooting experience first, I like the design of the default Camera software. It’s intuitive, it’s simple, and it’s extremely easy to use. On the back is a quartet of cameras, including a 108MP main camera, 8MP super wide-angle camera, 2MP Lensa Makro sensor, and 2MP super close-up camera lens.

I am quite impressed with Realme’s image quality to Realme 8 Pro. In bright enough conditions, most models from mid-range to high-end have done quite well and are enough for everyone. The 12MP main camera still produces decent photos. The image’s color tends to be bluish when taken indoors and outdoors.

This camera cluster’s “worth” point is at the 108MP lens, for a maximum resolution of up to 12000×9000. At first glance, the photos taken on the main camera and the 108MP camera don’t have too much of a difference, but after zooming up, it’s very surprising because the detail from the 108MP photo is very good. The high resolution brings many photos with much higher detail content, combined with the processing algorithm. This lens is also used effectively by Realme for its zoom capabilities.

However, this lens is almost “disabled” when shooting at night. Photos taken with normal lenses and 108MP are bright and detailed; there is no difference. At this point, it’s the night mode that needs to be turned on. The color will now be much more prominent than when turned off. I quite like the night mode of Realme 8 Pro because Realme did not abuse the brightness increase in the software. When shooting at night, many devices in the same segment will be pushed up too much light, inadvertently making the image unrealistic.

Another feature is “Star Mode,” which is also marketed by Realme a lot, but it is not practical in big cities affected by electric lights. It will only be suitable for a low-lit countryside or at the beach, in the forest. Then you will be able to see the stars! Although I knew the results were not good, I still tried this feature. At that time, the device required more than 4 minutes to keep the device fixed continuously, and as a result, I did not see any stars.

Screen

Going to the screen, the machine not only “stomped in place” but also went backward. The device owns a 6.4″ Super AMOLED screen with FHD + resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. I repeat 60Hz. Maybe many people say Realme is “slow to catch the trend,” but the company has brought a 90Hz screen to Realme 6 Pro from the beginning of last year. I also don’t understand why when it comes to Realme 7 Pro and Realme 8 Pro, it goes back to 60Hz screens.

The rest, the display quality of the machine, is also acceptable. This Super AMOLED screen has good color embossment, no blackening in the selfie camera or the top edge. It is suitable for most users’ daily entertainment and movie watching needs.

Design

And finally, the design, Realme 8 Pro, is a rare model that sells genuine that owns such a large, long text on the back. The three words Dare to Leap also partly express that point of view of the company. Realme daring to bring such a strange design is also a leap compared to other brands.

I will not rate it as beautiful or ugly because that is subjective. But anyway, it must be admitted that “Dare to Leap” makes Realme 8 Pro stand out from other devices in the same segment, especially when combined with a rough back, quite subtle color transition. In my hand is the Galaxy Blue version; it looks quite like a cocktail, right?

This back has a very confident feeling that I don’t even need to use a case even though Realme is already equipped in the box. Confidence is due to holding extremely firmly, difficult to slip from the hand, and very durable and difficult to scratch. The design of the camera cluster also tends to shorten year by year when Realme 6 Pro is a long strip, Realme 7 is a rectangle, and finally, a square cluster on Realme 8 Pro.

The back has scored, but the front is completely the opposite, especially the border. Three edges: top, left, right are even, but the chin is too thick.

Summary

In short, the Realme 8 Pro is not a device that follows the trend of configuration racing. This machine emphasizes the everyday experiences that we most easily see. It’s a smooth operating system, 50W fast charging, and a relatively good camera cluster. The screen may not have a high refresh rate, but I still get the smoothness from Realme UI 2.0. Realme 8 Pro will still have a place thanks to its strengths.

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