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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 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
Galaxy A7 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than realme 8 5G's 72 general score. Despite of the fact the Galaxy A7 (2017) is much older and just a bit heavier than the realme 8 5G, it's construction is still a little thinner. Realme 8 5G has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the realme 8 5G also has more RAM.
The realme 8 5G has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit greater pixels density, a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a quite larger display. The realme 8 5G captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the realme 8 5G also has a bigger aperture for better photos in low light situations and a much more mega pixels back-facing camera.
Realme 8 5G features a very superior storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has more internal memory and an external memory card slot that supports up to 1 TB. Realme 8 5G counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 39% larger battery capacity.
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