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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note7 is better than the realme 8 5G, having a overall score of 79.5 against 72. Galaxy Note7 is an way older cellphone than realme 8 5G, but Samsung managed to build it just a little bit thinner and a little lighter anyway. The realme 8 5G counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a bit bigger screen.
The realme 8 5G has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the realme 8 5G also has a larger number of faster cores. Realme 8 5G features a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The realme 8 5G features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the realme 8 5G also counts with a camera with way more MP. Realme 8 5G features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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