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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than realme 8 5G's overall score of 72. Even though Galaxy A5 (2017) is much older than the realme 8 5G, it's construction is lighter and just a little thinner. The realme 8 5G counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the realme 8 5G also has more RAM memory.
Realme 8 5G features a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit worse display pixel density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger screen. Realme 8 5G has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The realme 8 5G has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67% larger battery capacity. Realme 8 5G features a superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the realme 8 5G also has a larger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with way more MP.
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