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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is much better than realme 8 5G's 72 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a just a little bit lighter cellphone than the realme 8 5G, but both are 0.33inches thick. Realme 8 5G has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a larger display.
Realme 8 5G has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB and more internal storage. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a processing unit that is very similar to the realme 8 5G one, both of them have a Octa-Core processor and a 4 GB RAM.
The realme 8 5G takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the realme 8 5G also counts with a back camera with much more MP.
The realme 8 5G features a very superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67 percent greater battery size.
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