आईसीटी समाचार
The Realme 8i is introduced as the successor to the Realme 7i and a more economical alternative to the Realme 8 in Nepal. The 120Hz display, MediaTek Helio G96 SoC, and 5,000mAh battery are the highlights of this new smartphone. Is the Realme 8i capable of outperforming the competition, or should you look at other options? Let's find it out.
Design:
In comparison to its predecessor, the Realme 8i has expanded marginally. It has a larger display with a hole in the top-left corner for the camera. The sides of the borders are thin, while the top and bottom are significantly thicker. The power button on the right has a fingerprint reader, while the volume buttons are on the left. I thought the button placement was excellent because I could reach them without having to strain.
The SIM tray is located on the left side of the frame. The frame is flat at the top and bottom, with a 3.5mm headphone jack, main microphone, USB Type-C connector, and loudspeaker on the bottom, while the top is blank. The Realme 8i's body is constructed of plastic, and the back panel features a "arc beam" pattern that catches the light. This panel is shiny and readily takes up fingerprints. Smudges were immediately noticeable due to the light color of my evaluation unit. The camera module protrudes slightly from the upper left corner.
At first sight, this phone appears to have a quad-camera configuration, although it only has three. A flash has been placed in one of the spots. The thickness of this phone is maintained to a minimum, measuring just 8.5mm, but the weight of 194g is significant. The Realme 8i is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery and an 18W fast charger.
Specifications:
The Realme 8i features a 6.6-inch full-HD+ LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate. This is an improvement over the Realme 7i's 90Hz 720p panel. Depending on what you're doing on the phone, the Realme 8i offers a dynamic refresh rate function that varies between six preset frame rates (30Hz, 48Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz, 120Hz). It also offers a 180Hz touch sampling rate and 600 nits of peak brightness. The MediaTek Helio G96 SoC powers the Realme 8i, making it the country's first smartphone to have this processor. The base model includes 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, while the higher-end model has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
Realme has a function called Virtual RAM, which allows the smartphone to use some of its storage space as RAM. With the top model, you may assign up to 5GB of Virtual RAM. The Realme 8i has a dedicated microSD card slot for expanding storage. It also includes two Nano-SIM slots, one of which supports 4G and the other VoLTE. There are also three satellite navigation systems, as well as dual-band Wi-Fi ac and Bluetooth 5. Realme UI 2.0 is installed on top of Android 11 on the Realme 8i.
The Android security patch for September was installed on my device. The phone was preloaded with a lot of bloatware, including Facebook, Snapchat, Amazon, Dailyhunt, Moj, Josh, and a few more apps. You can delete all of these apps, however certain Realme first-party apps remain. We can receive push alerts from the Themes and Realme Store apps when using them.
Performance:
The Realme 8i did not seem sluggish at any point, and because to the 120Hz refresh rate, UI navigation was seamless. The tablet was able to reduce program loading times to a minimum, and multitasking was simple. On my unit, virtual RAM was enabled and set to 2GB by default, but it could be increased to 3GB or 5GB. The fingerprint scanner on the side of the phone unlocks the phone quickly. I enjoyed the Realme 8i's large display, which can become bright enough outside.
Vibrant and soft color settings are available. This panel's color temperature can also be changed. I thought the speaker was loud enough. The sound sounded tinny at full volume. The Realme 8i got 337,297 points in AnTuTu, and 538 and 1,714 points in Geekbench 5's single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. It received 8,477 scores in PCMark Work 3.0. These results are marginally better than the Redmi Note 10S (Review), which was previously tested. In 3DMark SlingShot, the Realme 8i earned 3,332 points, while in GFXBench's T-Rex and Car Chases tests, it scored 55 and 12 frames per second, respectively.
It was set to HD visuals and a high frame rate by default. At these settings, the game was perfectly playable. After that long, the phone became somewhat warm to the touch. The Realme 8i has a decent battery life. With my usage, this phone may last me approximately two days. The phone lasted 21 hours and 17 minutes on our HD video loop test. This is superior to several other smartphones in this price range. In the box, Realme includes an 18W charger that can charge the battery to 30 percent in 30 minutes and 56 percent in an hour.
Camera:
While the Realme 8i appears to have a quad-camera configuration, it only has three sensors. The main sensor is a 50-megapixel Samsung sensor with an aperture of f/1.8. A 2-megapixel B&W camera and a 2-megapixel macro camera are the other two. The Realme camera app has a familiar feel to it. All of the different shooting modes are put down at the bottom of the viewfinder, making switching between them a breeze. When you enable the AI option at the top, it can identify what you're photographing and make modifications appropriately.
The Realme 8i's 50-megapixel camera produces 12.5-megapixel images thanks to pixel binning. The images captured with the Realme 8i in daylight were average. At a distance, there was little detail in the objects. The phone also slightly sharpens photos. The Realme 8i doesn't include an ultra-wide-angle camera, but it can shoot at full 50-megapixel quality. Photos taken at maximum resolution had more information, especially in distant subjects. The Realme 8i produced excellent close-ups. The phone handled colors beautifully and gave the background a lovely depth. The Realme 8i allows you choose the amount of background blur before taking a picture, so you can capture portraits with it. I thought the edge detection was good, and the subject was clear. The macro camera allows you to go extremely close to your subject and produces good images, although the resolution is restricted to 2 megapixels. Although there was no noise in the output, it lacked detail.
Darker sections of the frame were also poorly captured by the phone. The use of Night mode allowed for improved acquisition of information in the shadows, as well as brighter photographs. The details were also improved, and the objects were crisper. Selfies made with the Realme 8i in both daytime and low light were satisfactory. Though beautifying is enabled by default, portrait selfies exhibited decent separation between the person and the background. For both the primary and selfie cameras, video recording is limited to 1080p. By default, the footage is not stabilized, and there are apparent vibrations. Although there is an Ultra Steady setting, it does not much aid in the stabilization of footage.
Pricing in Nepal:
There are two variants of the Realme 8i. In Nepal, the base model with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage costs Rs. 23,799, while the higher model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage costs Rs. 27,199. Space Black and Space Purple are the two color choices available.
