Realme Neo 8 Launched in China With Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and 8,000mAh Battery

The Realme Neo 8 was launched in China. It features an 8,000mAh battery with 80W fast charging support. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. It also features a 6.78-inch AMOLED display and a triple rear camera setup. Let's explore the other features.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:32 AM (IST)
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Realme Neo 8 Launched in China With Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and 8,000mAh Battery
Realme Neo 8 Launched in China With Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and 8,000mAh Battery

Realme Neo 8 was launched in China today. This new smartphone from Realme, which is a sub-brand of Chinese tech giant Oppo, boasts three color variants, an 8000mAh power-packed battery, and 80W fast charging support. Realme Neo 8 is fueled by Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC, along with 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage. Realme Neo 8 boasts a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen, along with a triple rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel sensor. Realme Neo 8 boasts IP66, IP68, and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.

The Realme Neo 8 is priced at CNY 2,399 (approximately Rs. 33,000) for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The 16GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB, and 16GB+1TB RAM and storage models are priced at CNY 2,699 (approximately Rs. 35,000), CNY 2,899 (approximately Rs. 38,000), CNY 3,199 (approximately Rs. 41,000), and CNY 3,699 (approximately Rs. 48,000), respectively.

The Realme Neo 8 is currently available in Cyber ​​Purple, Mech Gray, and Origin White (translated from Chinese) color options in China. The dual-SIM (Nano+Nano) Realme Neo 8 runs on Realme UI 7.0 based on Android 16 and features a 6.78-inch full-HD+ (1,272x2,772 pixels) AMOLED display with up to a 165Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch sampling rate. Made from Samsung's M14 material, the display is claimed to deliver up to 3,800 nits of brightness. It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage.

The company has provided a triple rear camera setup for the smartphone, which includes a 50-megapixel wide-angle camera with OIS, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 50-megapixel telephoto camera with OIS. There is a 16-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calls.

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The Realme Neo 8 features an ultrasonic 3D fingerprint sensor for authentication. It features Crystal Armor glass for scratch and drop protection. It also features the Sky Signal Chip S1 for improved signal location optimization. Realme says the handset will receive three major Android version updates and four years of security updates.

Connectivity options on the Realme Neo 8 include Bluetooth 6.0, 5G, BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, a USB Type-C port, and Wi-Fi 7. Sensors include a proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, color temperature sensor, electronic compass, accelerometer, gyroscope, and infrared remote control. It features an IP66+IP68+IP69 rated build and dual stereo speakers.

The Realme Neo 8 is powered by an 8,000mAh battery with 80W wired fast charging support. The battery also supports bypass charging. Its thickness is 8.30mm, and its weight is 215 grams.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer