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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 512 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 | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than realme 8 5G, with an 85.2 score against 72. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is notably older than realme 8 5G, it's body is just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter. The realme 8 5G has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a quite bigger display, a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little greater display pixel density.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a little better processing power than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a larger amount of RAM. Realme 8 5G has a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the realme 8 5G also has an external SD slot that allows up to 1 TB.
The realme 8 5G counts with better battery duration than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3800mAh. Realme 8 5G features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting pictures or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the realme 8 5G also counts with a camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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