It's official: The Realme 8i will run the new MediaTek Helio G96

The Realme 8i was a subject of an extensive leak last week along with an official-looking render. Most of the specs are already out there but today Realme and MediaTek themselves confirmed the chipset.

#MediaTekHelioG96 brings an impressive breadth of features & capabilities to 4G smartphones to power premium user experience. It comes with an 120Hz display, 108MP Camera & #MediaTekHyperEngine 2.0 Lite gaming technologies. https://t.co/tkeoRbQr6h#MediaTek #MediaTekHelioGSeries pic.twitter.com/XQpzyrb1gR

— MediaTek India (@MediaTekIndia) August 31, 2021

As expected, the device will run on the brand new MediaTek G96 chipset that allows the native support for 120Hz displays and 108MP cameras. Realme and MediaTek India exchanged a couple of tweets clearly indicating that Realme's next phone will be powered by the newly released SoC.

And if the rest of the specs are to be believed, the Realme 8i will make use of the new features as it will sport a 120Hz 1080p+ display and a 50MP main camera. The chipset will be complemented by 4GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. A 5,000 mAh battery will be keeping the lights on.

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