Realme 8 series India launch date tipped again; CEO Madhav Sheth teases new illuminating colour

Published On: March 12, 2021

Highlights

Realme 8 and 8 Pro India launch date is tipped to be March 24th
Both the phones are expected to have AMOLED displays
Realme 8 Pro illuminating colour option teased ahead of launch

Realme 8 series is expected to include three models: a 4G-only vanilla Realme 8, Realme 8 Pro 4G, and a 5G variant of the Pro model. The India launch date of the phones was recently tipped to be March 25th. The Realme 8 Pro is confirmed to pack quad-cameras at the back with 108MP primary sensor, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and Blue colour option. Now, Twitter user Gadgetsdata (Debayan Roy) claims the Realme 8 series India date is March 24th, which is a day before the initially said date. Though we can’t come to a conclusion regarding the Realme 8 series launch date based on these leaks, we can say for certain the phones are set to debut in the country later this month. Additionally, the leakster says both Realme 8 and the Pro model will feature an AMOLED display.

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🚨 Exclusive 🚨 – Totally ,Totally & Totally Confirmed that –

🔴Realme 8 Series will launch in India on 🔴24th March 😍🔥.

🔴Both will have Amoled !!

🔃ReTweet will be Amazing❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/PBdA4DEUTy
— Gadgetsdata(Debayan Roy) (@Gadgetsdata) March 11, 2021

Separately, Realme India head Madhav Sheth has teased the illuminating colour option ahead of the launch. The image shows the phone’s rear-panel in Black colour while the camera-module and ‘Dare to Leap’ logo are seen in glowing-green colour. We can also see the ‘108MP quad-camera’ etched on the camera-housing, which suggests we might be looking at Realme 8 Pro. This could be a special limited edition model that will be joining the regular colour options.

Did we hear Illuminating?#InfiniteLeapWith8

Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/4J9hLtyUYZ
— Madhav108MP (@MadhavSheth1) March 12, 2021

Realme 8 series specifications

The vanilla Realme 8 could come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC, while the Realme 8 Pro 4G model is expected to come with Snapdragon 732G SoC. The 5G variant may ship with Snapdragon 750G SoC or a MediaTek chipset. As said, both the models will have an AMOLED display, paired with a high-refresh rate. Realme 8 is said to come with 4GB/ 8GB RAM coupled with 128GB storage. The Realme 8 Pro will get 6GB/ 8GB of RAM and a similar amount of storage. Realme 8 is said to be available in two colours, namely Cyber Silver and Cyber Black, while the Realme 8 Pro may come with Infinite Black, Infinite Blue, and Illuminating Yellow options.

Also read: Realme 8 series price in India, specifications, features: everything we know so far

The FCC listing suggests the Realme 8 Pro would pack a 4,500mAh cell, while the Realme 8 may have a 5,000mAh unit, according to TENAA. Moving to optics, the Realme 8 Pro is confirmed to have 108MP primary camera, while the vanilla Realme 8 could have either 64MP or 48MP primary camera. We should learn more details about the Realme 8 series going forward.