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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 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 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS Max is better than the realme 8 5G, with an 84.5 score against 72. IPhone XS Max is a older and somewhat heavier cellphone than the realme 8 5G, but Apple managed to build it a little thinner anyway. Apple iPhone XS Max features a better hardware performance than realme 8 5G, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XS Max features a slightly better looking display than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a same size screen, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has a slightly higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels, a little bit brighter display and a bit higher pixel density. Realme 8 5G has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Realme 8 5G counts with a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Realme 8 5G has a slightly better camera than iPhone XS Max, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same aperture and the same video definition, the realme 8 5G also counts with a camera with lot more MP.
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