The Realme 8 5G: Unboxing and First Impressions
What's up guys, SuperSaf here. Today we've got one of the most affordable 5G smartphones in the world. This is the realme 8 5G and the recommended retail price is from £199. You can actually get it even lower than this with an early bird offer, which we'll be talking about later. Big thanks to realme for sponsoring this video.
If you're a regular on the channel, you'll already know who realme are. As a 5G leader, it's realme's mission in 2021 to accelerate and popularize 5G technology in its key markets like the UK and Europe. Let's go ahead and get this unboxed and see what it has to offer.
So inside the box you're initially presented with a welcome message. There's a SIM card tool, some paperwork, as well as a clear case, which is still included at this price. Another thing that is included, which we don't get included on many of the devices, is an 18 watt fast charger. As well as that, you have a USB Type A to USB Type C cable.
And here it is. The first thing you'll notice is just how thin it is. This is the thinnest 5G smartphone in its segment, coming in at just 8.5 millimeters thin, and it weighs just 185 grams. We've got what realme called the Dynamic Speed Light Design. And this is a supersonic black which uses a lenticular patterned process to present a premium mirror effect. And the realme 8 5G is also available in a supersonic blue color.
Let's now take a look at the display. This is its 6.5 inch Full HD plus 90 Hz ultra smooth display. The display has a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, and it has a aspect ratio of 20:9. It also features HDR10+ support and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz.
The device is powered by a 5000 mAh battery which supports fast charging, a feature that will be available in the future when you purchase this phone.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(upbeat music)- What's up guys, SuperSaf here.Today we've got one of the mostaffordable 5G smartphones in the world.This is the realme 8 5Gand the recommended retailprice is from 199 pounds.You can actually getit even lower than thiswith an early bird offer,which we'll be talking about later.Big thanks to realme forsponsoring this video.If you're a regular on the channelyou'll already know who realme are.As a 5G leader it'srealme's mission in 2021to accelerate and popularize 5G technologyin its key markets like the UK and Europe.Let's go ahead and get this unboxedand see what it has to offer.So inside the box you'reinitially presentedwith a welcome message.There's a SIM card tool, some paperwork,as well as a clear case,which is still included at this price.Another thing that is includedwhich we don't get includedon many of the devicesis an 18 watt fast charger.As well as that you have a USBType A to USB Type C cable.And here it is.The first thing you'll noticeis just how thin it is.This is the thinnest 5Gsmartphone in its segment,coming in at just 8.5 millimeters thin,and it weighs just 185 grams.We've got what realme calledthe Dynamic Speed Light Design.And this is a supersonic blackwhich uses a lenticular patterned processto present a premium mirror effect.And the realme 8 5G is also availablein a supersonic blue color.Let's now take a look at the display.This is it's 6.5 inchFull HD plus 90 Hertzultra smooth display.So you do have in 90 Hertz refresh ratewhich is going to makeeverything a lot smoother.You also have 180 Hertztouch sampling ratemaking everything very responsive.With a peak brightness of 600 nits.Again, having a displaywith 90 Hertz at this priceis very very impressive.To power the realme 8 5G.We have the MediaTekDimensity 700 5G chipset.Now this is a really impressive chipsetbecause it gives you agood amount of performance.So this will be great for yourday-to-day as well as gaming.But also it brings 5G to the masses.Having 5G is super convenient.If you're in an area that has 5G supportyou'll really appreciate the higher speedswith lower latency.Whether that be for gaming,downloading apps, or streaming movies.But not only that with the Dimensity 700you also have supportfor dual 5G SIM cards,with dual standby.And that means you can havetwo 5G Sims on the realme 8 5Gactive at the same time.And what's even more impressive isas well as space for those two SIM cardsin the triple slot SIM card trayyou also have space for a micro SD card.So you can expand thestorage on the realme 8 5Gand you can get 128 gigabytesof onboard storage witheight gigabytes of Ram.Now one of the things thatyou might be thinking is,okay you've got two 5G SIMcards at the same time.How is that going to affect battery life?Well, the realme 8 5G has a feature calledsmart 5G power saving.Now this can intelligently sensethe surrounding signal environment,and seamlessly switch between 4G and 5Gwithout any switching time.And this achieves 30%lower power consumptioncompared to phones without this feature.But on top of thatyou do have a massive5,000 milliamp-hour batterywhich is going to last you all day long.It's definitely quite impressivehow realme have managed tofit in such a large batteryin a device that's thisthin and this light.Of course you do get that18 watt charger includedout of the box.So you're not going to have to goout and get that separately.And let's now talk about the cameras.So upfront, we do have a16 megapixel selfie camerawhich is within that punch out.And then we have a triplerear facing camera setupwith a primary 48 megapixelnightscape camera.And then you have a black and white sensorwhich is going to help withportraits as well as a macro camerawhich will help you getcloser up to your subjects.Now if we take a quicklook around the devicewe don't have anything at the top.On the left-hand side,we have the SIM card traywith the volume rocker.On the right hand sidewe have a power buttonwhich also doubles up asa fingerprint scanner.And it's a very, very fast.And at the bottom wehave a USB Type C port,the bottom firing speaker,as well as a 3.5millimeter headphone jack.Again, something elsethat we really don't seeon many of the smartphones these days.For software we have realmeUI 2.0 out of the box,and that's based upon Android 11.And it gives you over 100 customizations.And this is something thatI personally really likeabout realme UI.It really allows you tomake your device your own.You can easily customizeeverything from your iconsto even choose between lotsof different dark modes.So that's everything that youget with the reralme 8 5G.And as mentioned, all of thatis for a recommendedretail price of 199 pounds.However, I did mention thatthere's an early bird offer.And if you do get this early,you will be paying just 179 pounds.179 pounds for a 5G capable devicewith a 90 Hertz refresh rate.5,000 milliamp-hour battery,dual 5G SIM card supporta micro SD card slot, a 3.5millimeter headphone jack.You've got all of these featuresfor a very very competitive price.If you want to go aheadand pick one of these upI'll be leaving a link downin the description below.You can pre-order now on.This will be availablefrom the 20th of May.Now if you're somebody who'smaybe not fully ready for 5Gmaybe it's not fully supportedin your area at this time.And you want to save a little bit of moneythen you can alwayscheck out the realme 8.The realme 8 offers a lotof what the realme 8 5G has,and it comes with a 6.4inch Super AMOLED displaya 64 megapixel AI quad camera,which includes an eightmegapixel ultra wide angle lens.The same 5,000 milliamp-hour batterybut with 30 watt dock charge,which is very very fast.And the MediaTek Helio G95 processor.I'll also leave a link downin the description belowto the realme 8.Now, even if you don'tcurrently have 5G supportedin your area, having a 5G device right nowjust makes it future-proof,and means that whenever 5Gdoes roll out to your areayou'll be able to makethe most of those speeds.So that is the realme8 and the realme 8 5G.What do you guys think of it?Do drop me a comment below.Let me know your thoughts.I hope you enjoyed thisvideo and found it useful,if you did do smashthat like button for me.And if you haven't alreadythen be sure to subscribeand hit that bell iconso you don't miss any future coverage.This is Saf on SuperSaf TV.I'll see you next time.\n"