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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a score of 79.3, which is much better than the realme 8 5G's general score of 72. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 OS, while realme 8 5G counts with Android 11 OS. Huawei nova 9 Pro's construction is a little heavier but a little bit thinner than realme 8 5G, and they were released only 5 months apart.
The realme 8 5G has a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a little worse amount of pixels per inch of display, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little bit smaller screen. Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit better processor than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM memory.
Realme 8 5G counts with a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the realme 8 5G also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The realme 8 5G has a much better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lot lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a less mega pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and video.
The realme 8 5G has improved battery duration than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 25 percent more battery size.
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