Realme 8 5G to be India's first phone with MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset

Realme has managed to grab the chipset before anyone else, and this chipset will be first seen on the Realme 8 5G.

Realme 8 5G will be the first smartphone with a MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset, the company has announced. Realme’s announcement marks the debut of the new 5G chipset from MediaTek that sits below Dimensity 800U SoC. This chipset is based on the 7-nanometre fabrication technology and supports “advanced 5G capabilities.” The Dimensity 700 5G chipset is what will bring 5G Carrier Aggregation (2CC 5G-CA) that brings simultaneous 5G connectivity on both SIM cards with “over 30 per cent greater throughput layer coverage and a seamless handover between two 5G connection areas across a coverage layer”. The chipset also supports Voice over New Radio (VoNR). The chipset has two ARM Cortex-A76 main cores with a maximum clock speed of 2.2GHz. Realme has managed to grab the chipset before anyone else, and this chipset will be first seen on the Realme 8 5G. “In 2021, we were one of the first brands to bring smartphones with the powerful MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G chipset, and now we are again the first to launch the MediaTek Dimensity 700 in our smartphones in India. As a 5G leader and populariser, realme envisions bringing 5G-enabled smartphones with enhanced capabilities to users, so they can access their desired tech lifestyle,” said Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India and Europe, in a statement.