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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 13 |
| 2021-04-28 | -- |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | -- |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 10.12 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S23 is slightly better than the realme 8 5G, having a 77.9 score against 72. Samsung Galaxy S23 is a a bit thinner and extremely lighter cellphone than realme 8 5G. Both devices in this comparison use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S23 has a more recent 13 version while realme 8 5G has Android 11, counting with some nice extra features and a performance increase.
Realme 8 5G features a much faster CPU than Galaxy S23, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The realme 8 5G counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy S23, because although it has a just a little worse quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bigger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Realme 8 5G features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S23, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Realme 8 5G counts with greater battery life than Galaxy S23, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3900mAh.
The realme 8 5G captures a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S23, although it has a lower resolution back-facing camera, they both have the same aperture.
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