Realme 8

“It has a solid build and somehow manages to be a bit more compact than its predecessor while still keeping the big 5,000 mAh, quick-charging battery and excellent battery life. Realme has also managed to fit an AMOLED panel into the mix, and the camera setup looks plenty promising, as well, with a 64MP Quad Bayer main snapper and an 8MP ultrawide. It is all held together very well by the excellent Realme UI 2.0 - clean, feature-rich and snappy, even on the MediaTek G95, which still delivers solid performance for the class.”

“If you like AMOLED and do not need a 5G phone, the realme 8 is a good choice. The price-performance ratio fits, you get long runtimes, a decent camera and fast Wi-Fi. The software is fairly up-to-date and the smartphone is comparatively handy. The performance is still very good for the class despite the older SoC. The high temperature rise and the lack of a 90 Hz display are annoying, which has become standard in this price range.”

“The Realme 8 offers a welcome balance of features that should suit most users, making it the jack-of-all-trades of budget phones.”

“The Realme 8 is a perfectly capable addition to the £200 smartphone category, with an attractive AMOLED display, strong gaming performance, and stellar battery life. It’s not one of the best phones around though, even at the price. It lacks the all-around game of the Poco X3 NFC, its slogan-heavy design is a touch wearisome, and our review model displayed some irritatingly glitchy behaviour. Generally speaking, it’s the better pick over the compromised Realme 8 5G, unless 5G is an absolute necessity. Even then, you can do better for the money.”