The Realme 8i sports a 6.59-inch Full HD+ display with upto a 120Hz refresh rate and 2412 x 1080 pixels resolution. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio G96 Processor that consists of two Cortex-A76 cores clocked at upto 2.05GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores paired with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. It packs up to 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage.
The Realme 8i has a triple camera array on the back. It is lead by a 50-megapixel primary rear camera with Samsung JN1 Sensor, a 2-megapixel B&W portrait sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor for 4cm macro shots. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera. It packs a 5,000 mAh battery with at 18W fast charging. The phone also has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
It runs Android 11 with realme UI 2.0. The phone measures 164.1×75.5×8.5mm and weighs 194g.
| Status | Launched |
| Launch Date | 09 September, 2021 |
| Price (₹) | 13999 |
| Memory Variants | 4/64 GB, 6/128 GB |
| Colour Options | Space Black and Space Purple |
| Dimensions [L x W x D] | 164.1×75.5×8.5mm |
| Weight (grams) | 194 |
| Front Protection Glass | Some Glass |
| Device Back | N/A |
| Screen Size (Inches) | 6.59-inch Full HD+ 120Hz adaptive refresh rate with 1 to to 600 nits brightness, 100% DCI-P3 Color Space |
| Screen Type | IPS LCD |
| Screen Resolution | 2412 x 1080 pixels |
| Screen Aspect Ratio | 20:9 |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 90 Hz |
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 |
| Processor Config | 2 x ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2.05Ghz, 6 x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 2Ghz |
| Phone GPU | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Phone RAM | 4 GB, 6 GB |
| Phone RAM Type | LPDDR4x |
| Storage Capacity | 64 GB, 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card Slot | Hybrid (SIM + Memory Card) |
| OS & UI | Android 11, Realme UI 2.0 |
| Rear Camera Module | Triple |
| Rear Camera Specs | 50MP rear camera with Samsung JN1 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP B&W portrait camera and 2MP 4cm macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture |
| Rear Camera Features | 16MP front camera with f/2.45 aperture |
| Front Camera Module | Single |
| Front Camera Specs | 16MP |
| Battery Capacity (mAh) | 5000 |
| Fast Charging | |
| Charging Speed | 18W fast charging |
| Wireless Charging | |
| Reverse Charging |
| Supported Networks | 5G |
| SIM Slots | Dual (Hybrid) |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| USB Port | USB Type-C |
| NFC Chip | |
| Supported GPS | Dual Band GPS, AGPS, GLONASS |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | |
| Set of Speakers | Mono |
| Face Unlock | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Side Mounted |
| IR Blaster | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, E-Compass, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Proximity, Vibration |