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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2021-04-28 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is slightly better than realme 8 5G, with a overall score of 78.7 against 72. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro construction is just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter than realme 8 5G, even though it was released many years before. These phones work with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has 8.0 Oreo version while realme 8 5G has Android 11, so it offers some extra features.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit sharper display than realme 8 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a little bit better hardware performance than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The realme 8 5G has a superior camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the realme 8 5G also has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger aperture. Realme 8 5G has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the realme 8 5G also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Realme 8 5G features longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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