
Realme launched the Realme 8, and the Realme 8 Pro smartphones in India yesterday. However, the company didn’t bring any 5G versions of these handsets to the Indian market. Now, in the recent development, Realme CEO Madhav Sheth has revealed that Realme has plans to launch the Realme 8 5G in India soon. Additionally, the Realme 8 series will even include one new device as well, which will be the Realme 8i. The early launch details of both the Realme 8 5G and the Realme 8i in the Indian market is confirmed by Realme CEO Madhav Sheth to Financial Express on the sidelines of the Realme 8 series debut.
Realme 8i, Realme 8 5G India Launch Confirmed by Realme CEO
While speaking to Financial Express President and CEO of Realme India and Europe Madhav Sheth said that “We will have a Realme 8 5G version soon (but not so early),”. However, Madhav Sheth didn’t specify any timeframe for the Realme 8 5G launch. The Realme CEO even mentioned that “we have to understand that adding 5G with these features will incur additional costs”. We are aware of the fact that currently the Realme 8 starts at Rs 14,999, whereas the Realme 8 Pro starts at Rs 17,999. So the cost of the 5G variant should be somewhere between these handsets, speculates Financial Express. Do note that these are just mere speculations, and the actual price of the device in India may vary.