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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei Mate 20 has a global score of 79.5, which is much better than the realme 8 5G's 72 general score. The Huawei Mate 20 is a just a bit heavier cellphone than realme 8 5G, but they have the same thickness. These devices work with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 20 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while realme 8 5G has Android 11.
Huawei Mate 20 has a bit superior CPU than realme 8 5G. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cores. Huawei Mate 20 features a little sharper display than realme 8 5G, because although it has a just a bit lower screen pixels density and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2244, and they both have a display of the same size, the Huawei Mate 20 also counts with more brightness.
The realme 8 5G features much more memory to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The realme 8 5G has superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
The realme 8 5G counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same aperture, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the realme 8 5G also has a lot higher resolution camera.
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