We have already said about customizations, but there are many other features that can be activated at the user's discretion.
The much requested always on Display is present and can be activated in three ways: always active, programmed, energy saving (it activates in time and never with battery below 10%), in all cases we can see time, date, residual battery and icons of incoming notifications. Unfortunately it is not possible to unlock the smartphone by entering directly into the app that generated the notification and there are no notification meters at the icons, it can be a cue for improvement for future versions.
Getting into the system settings we find the features related to the display: there is the dark mode of which you can choose the intensity on three different levels, the background is also slightly blurred, the color of the icons is changed and the contrast is reduced, without forgetting the forcing for third party apps that do not have a dark theme. Therefore, not just a dark mode but a series of settings that are much more complete, particularly pleasant on an AMOLED screen such as that of Realme 8 Pro.
There is also visual comfort, often also called reading mode, of which you can choose time of activation and temperature of the white. Also about the screen we particularly liked the calibration of the preset display on 3 profiles: bright, lively and delicate. Of the three, the most balanced one is "Vivace", which takes advantage of the DCI-P3 color space.
As for the part relating to privacy there are several interesting features: it is possible to activate a global password different from the one for unlocking the phone and want to associate it with the fingerprint recognition, with the password of privacy you can then hide certain apps from the Drawer, block them, or take advantage of a safe in which to insert files of any type that you want to remain private.
Also useful is the "children's space", where you can choose a timer of use, block the mobile network and block certain apps. Automatically all apps will be prevented from accessing payments and you can't change system settings.