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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 411 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 7885 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| 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
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than realme 8 5G, with an 84.2 score against 72. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is an notably older device than the realme 8 5G, but Samsung was able to build it just a little thinner and a bit lighter anyway. Realme 8 5G features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The realme 8 5G features a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the realme 8 5G also has an external SD slot that supports up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit better processor than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Realme 8 5G has a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Realme 8 5G captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the realme 8 5G also counts with a back camera with lot more megapixels.
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