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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-09-27 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| -- | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Fold is a lot better than realme 8 5G, having a general score of 97.6 against 72. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Fold has newer 9.0 Pie version and realme 8 5G has Android 11. The Galaxy Fold is an older and heavier device than realme 8 5G, but Samsung was able to build it thinner anyway.
Realme 8 5G counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy Fold features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than realme 8 5G, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold counts with a little better performance than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also has a higher amount of RAM. Realme 8 5G has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photos and videos and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the realme 8 5G also counts with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
Realme 8 5G counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Fold, because it has a 14% larger battery size.
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