Mid-range · 2021

Realme 8s 5G

Name: Realme 8s 5G
Brand: Realme
Price: 120000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦100,000 to ₦120,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches mid-range phones like Samsung Galaxy A27

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates

6.5″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

810 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 33W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

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In the Real World

See how the Realme 8s 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

530 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 810 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 810 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

383,409

GSMArena · v9

385,877

Kimovil · Antutu v9

329,661

GSMArena · v8

GeekBench

1,842

Graphics test

GFXBench 14 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, Realme UI 2.0 · 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, Realme UI 2.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.1

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

123:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.8 LUFS) · Hi-Res

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.8 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

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

5G · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

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 — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B28a

5G n1, n28b, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

191 g · 8.8 mm

Height

162.5 mm

Width

74.8 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

191 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

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

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

383k vs 776k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 191 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

330k vs 584k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦100,000

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Jiji Used

₦100,000

Lowest of 4 Fair for used

Emily

2.8 yrs · 5 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦120,000

Fair for used

Fredrick Godwin

5.3 yrs · 9 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦100,000

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SWXO

128GB

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Jiji Used

₦100,000

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Francis Gadgets

128GB

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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

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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