Realme 8 Pro Review - The Wannabe Pro - Android

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Realme 8 Pro Review - The Wannabe Pro - Android

Realme 8 Pro comes with trending 108MP cameras, 50W fast charging, a Super AMOLED display, and more for under Rs 20,000. Is it the Pro that we need? Read on our review to find out.

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The 108-megapixel camera war is on. Evidently, many smartphones, by various companies are seen being stamped with the label. This brings Realme into the picture and we have the Realme 8 Pro in existence, which boasts of the camera setup in vogue. This is topped with a Super AMOLED display, 50W fast charging, and much more — all coming under Rs 20,000.

But while the company is aiming to march towards acquiring the “budget king” title, it has to face severe competition and the Realme 8 Pro has one too — the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max, which is betting high on the same camera trend. This gives rise to the obvious question, “Is the Realme 8 Pro good enough an option for Rs 17,999?” Let’s find out.

Design

The Realme 8 Pro’s design is another experiment by the company that is bound to attract your attention, even if you dislike it. The company has gone for a rather bold design: you get to see a square-shaped camera module with four big camera housings and a big “Dare To Leap” logo running all over the back panel.

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This package comes in two hues: blue and black. While the overall deal appears quite different and will grab your eyeballs, it doesn’t prove to be the best. This bold design comes across as too much in the face. Plus, the fact that it never sits properly on a surface (due to the protruding rear camera module), adds to the inconvenience of the design.

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But then, this is totally subjective. It can attract many (including Realme fans) who like their phones and other things to be funky. People who gravitate towards minimalism can find the design over-the-top. The black colour, although, appears a bit subtle than the blue one.

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Having said that, the Realme 8 Pro’s sparkly texture and build quality are the positives. This clubbed with lightweight construction, helps keep the boat afloat.

In my opinion, Realme could have stopped right here and a gradient texture would have been enough. In Lao Tzu’s words, simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and I won’t disagree. Realme could follow the lead too!

Display

The smartphone gets a 6.4-inch Full HD+ punch-hole display, which seems to be a standard on Android smartphones these days. The display is Super AMOLED in nature, which is the brands’ attempt to bring the AMOLED goodness to budget phones. Although, we don’t get a high refresh rate, which feels like a bummer, mainly for the mobile gaming fanatics.

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But the display experience has been more than decent. Watching videos has been quite good and scrolling through stuff has been smooth. The display inclines towards a slightly saturated output. That said, you do get to see details and the viewing experience is vivid, which is something that most of us like. Also, there’s the Always-on-Display (AOD) feature that might be liked many and it doesn’t drain the battery too much.

Moving on, there is an in-display fingerprint scanner too, which is another feature that has safely become a must-have for many affordable smartphones. However, the one on the Realme 8 Pro isn’t great. It mostly fails to recognise the registered thumb or finger and you will have to press the screen hard to unlock the device. This further gets difficult knowing the fact that its placement is too close to the bottom edge, which mostly makes the unlocking process inconvenient. A fingerprint scanner somewhere in the middle of the screen would have been better.

Cameras

The area, which has set all our hopes high. The camera department gets quad rear cameras: a 108-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel B&W lens. Upfront, there’s a 16-megapixel selfie shooter housed in the punch-hole. While the big cameras are sure to attract, there are features that can further fuel our excitement. You get the Tilt-Shift mode for time-lapse videos, Starry mode, Dynamic Bokeh, Portrait mode, Super Nightscape, AI Scene Recognition, AI Beauty, HDR, Dual-Video mode, and more. Feels like a complete package, right?

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Here’s whether or not it really is. The rear camera performance of the 8 Pro is a mixed bag. The camera output looks processed and might be disliked by the ones who like the colours to be natural. The colours, both indoors and outdoors, appear different. Indoor images call for close to natural colour reproduction, while outdoor images go for warmer tones, especially in the case of human subjects. This is mainly due to the processing nature of the algorithms. But then, these are the types of images that can be liked by many and most of them are seen featuring on our social media feeds. Although, I fall in the category that likes natural images.

There is a dedicated 108MP mode that calls for high-resolution images with more details. But the mode appears like a gimmick when you find yourself with graininess and otherwise average output. This is when you realise, all the hype went a little overboard.

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