New Delhi: Realme has quietly introduced its latest Realme Neo 8 in China, by expanding its gaming-focused Neo lineup to succeed the Neo 7 that launched in 2024. This newest model targets users who care most about performance, display smoothness, and battery life, while keeping pricing competitive. Realme Neo 8 adopts a transparent back with the RGB elements and is available in Cyber Purple, Origin White, and Mecha Grey colour options. Realme has also stated that the rear panel uses a layered 3D treatment with multiple engraved textures, creating subtle light and shadow effects.
Realme Neo 8 features a 6.78-inch 1.5K OLED display similar to the Neo 7, but it increases the refresh rate from 120Hz to 165Hz. The higher refresh rate primarily benefits gaming and fast scrolling, with a limited impact on video playback or everyday application use. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor, replacing MediaTek Dimensity 9300+, which was used in Neo 7. The Snapdragon should mainly benefit gaming compatibility and performance tuning. Realme has added manual controls for thermal limits and CPU and GPU, for users who want to prioritise frame rate stability over temperature or battery efficiency.
This Neo 8 comes with the 50MP Sony IMX896 primary camera sensor with OIS support for stable video recording from the device, but it also adds a 50MP periscope telephoto lens for optical zoom. It is houses with the 8000mAh battery pack with 80W fast charging support. Now, if we discuss the pricing, then in China, it starts at CNY 2599 (roughly Rs 25,000) for the base variant, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB storage.
