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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 is better than the realme 8 5G, with a 79.6 score against 72. Despite of the fact that Galaxy A40 is way older than realme 8 5G, it's body is a little thinner and way lighter. These phones use the same Android 11 OS, so you shouldn't see any differences regarding OS features. The realme 8 5G has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bigger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Realme 8 5G features a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a SD memory slot that admits up to 1 TB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The realme 8 5G counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 cpu cores.
The realme 8 5G counts with a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The realme 8 5G captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the realme 8 5G also counts with a much more megapixels camera in the back.
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