realme 8s 5G (8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)

My Usage:1. Watch a lot of Youtube, Netflix, Prime..2. Constantly switch apps (Whatsapp,Telegram)3. Using Bluetooth all time with occasional GPS (to connect my Amazfit Smartwatch)The phone:1. Ram Management excellent! Continues apps where you left off.2. SAMOLED Display worth it. At this price point I would say it gives a good competition to Moto G71.3. I’m not a camera centric person and rarely take photos, but the camera quality and processing is so good on this device. You can take vibrant photos, even night mode is pretty amazing and clean. Supports timelapse and other stuff. Look out for updates.4. Battery life – 1 to 1.5 days max, also 30 W dart charging is supported (35 mins to 80-85% charge, then 20-25 mins to 100%) which makes up for it. For me by the end of the day I have 31-35% battery left)5. Still Supports and gets updates regularly although this was launched almost a year ago. Look out for the C.05 Update (check the cons below)6. Almost forgot to mention, the Build Quality is good, plastic back which looks like glass. Its light weight compared to other phones in this price segment.The Cons:1. The MAIN problem I faced was the lack of 4.5G or also known as Carrier Aggregation. This is something that can be unlocked with a software update but realme haven’t done so. And nobody knows why. The hardware chip support 4.5G yet realme won’t allow it. But VoLTE is supported. If you are a internet speed conscious user then it will affect your video load time(buffering). 2. AVOID C.05 UPDATE : This is a small thing I noticed but the default stock OS(Realme UI 2.0) without updates is the best in terms of perfomance, but if you don’t update you will lose out on the big good features in Realme UI 3.0.I updated to Realme UI 3.0 Version C.04 which was good, then to C.05 which had problems during phone unlock, then now recently updated to Version C.06 which fixed all issues from previous update and working good so far, I can see some battery drain tho maybe 1-2% more.Overall I would say PLEASE avoid updating to version C.05, it has finger print unlock issues, 1/10 unlock attempts you will see a black screen after unlocking the device which will affect your daily work.FINAL VERDICT:If you want good battery life, performance, Amazing SAMOLED Display, in-display fingerprint scanner, Good Camera then go for this phone for a tight budget.But do consider the other phones as well in this price segment as 5G will be released this year + this phone does not support 4.5G yet as of being in 2022.Alternatives:Moto G71 – Similar specs, but stock android xp.Realme 9 Pro + — The price is a little high, but it has the best specs and also supports 5G. (Check the variant)As for Indian Brands:Lava Agni 5G — Similar specs, but side fingerprint scanner and IPS LCD Display.Edit: I have installed C0.7 (Android 12) Update and so far seems very stable in everyday usage. Ofc battery life in little less compared to Android 11 A24/26 update.

Good device