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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 S9 is better than realme 8 5G, having an 83.3 score against 72. The Samsung Galaxy S9 construction has the same thickness than the realme 8 5G, but it's lighter. The Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better processing power than realme 8 5G. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a little more vivid display than realme 8 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel number per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The realme 8 5G shoots slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs and/or video in poorly lited situations and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the realme 8 5G also counts with a back facing camera with much more mega pixels.
Realme 8 5G features a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy S9, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1 TB. Realme 8 5G has a really longer battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has a 67% greater battery size.
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