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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x |
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-09-24 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4352mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max has a general score of 93.2, which is much better than realme 8 5G's global score of 72. The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system, while realme 8 5G works with Android 11 operating system. Although Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and realme 8 5G were only released with a few months difference, the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max construction is a little bit thinner but notably heavier.
The iPhone 13 Pro Max has a better performing processor than realme 8 5G, because although it has 2 less processing cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits processor. The iPhone 13 Pro Max features a little more vivid display than realme 8 5G, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1284 x 2778, a little bit bigger screen and a just a bit greater pixels number per inch in the screen.
Realme 8 5G features a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 13 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The realme 8 5G has a little better battery lifetime than iPhone 13 Pro Max, because it has a 15 percent bigger battery capacity.
The realme 8 5G shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the realme 8 5G also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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