Lower mid-range · 2021

Realme 8i

Name: Realme 8i
Brand: Realme

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery and a 120Hz display — but slow 18W charging and 64GB storage show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 120Hz smooth scrolling

Watch out 18W charging (slow), 64GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.6″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

Helio G96 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 18W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: Night mode

Display

6.6″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2412 · 120 Hz

Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2412 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

540 nits

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek MT6781 Helio G96 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.05 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek MT6781 Helio G96 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

339,897

CPU

8-core, 2.05 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.05 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.1

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

131:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.4 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

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

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

194 g · 8.5 mm

Height

164.1 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

194 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

340k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

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

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 194 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

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

340k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

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