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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2020-10-22 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black and Mystic silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.43 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a lot better than realme 8 5G, having a 90.9 score against 72. Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the previous 10 version and realme 8 5G has Android 11. Despite being the best phone we are comparing, we must highlight that it's also a heavier and a bit thicker phone.
Realme 8 5G features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although it has a bit smaller display, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bit superior processor than realme 8 5G, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has more RAM.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots better videos and photos than realme 8 5G, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and video, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with a higher 50 MP resolution. The realme 8 5G features a greater storage for games and applications than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB.
The realme 8 5G features just a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery size.
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