Upper mid-range · 2021

Realme 8 Pro

Name: Realme 8 Pro
Brand: Realme
Price: 180000 NGN
Availability: InStock

Sold for ₦180,000 · 1 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

Nobody owns this yet

Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s Camera shares the Xiaomi 11T's main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.4″ AMOLED · 60Hz

720G 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 50W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

See 1 prices Compare

In the Real World

See how the Realme 8 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.4"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

1000 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Adreno 618

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

327,458

GeekBench

1,678

Graphics test

GFXBench 16 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno 618

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Kryo 360 2.3 GHz + 6x Kryo 360 1.7 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 12, Realme UI 3.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, upgradable to Android 12, Realme UI 3.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

108 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.3

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11T , Honor 50

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 50 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

116:00h

Wired charging

50 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.2 LUFS) · Hi-Res

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.2 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

176 g · 8.1 mm

Height

160.6 mm

Width

73.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

Weight

176 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Camera

103 / 200

View full review

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Better display tech

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

39% larger battery capacity

50 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

327k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

13% larger battery capacity

50 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

327k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦180,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦180,000

Fair for used

Kingsley Chinaemerem

5.6 yrs · 9 feedback · 128GB

View deal

More listings:

Konga · Jiji

Similar Phones

How each one compares to the Realme 8 Pro.

Upper mid-range

Realme 8 Pro

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Where to buy

Similar Phones

Realme 7 Pro

Realme X7 (India)

Realme Q2 Pro

Realme X7