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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 7.7 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 has an overall score of 90.6, which is a lot better than the realme 8 5G's 72 score. Both of these devices use the same Android 11 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't notice any differences in that aspect. Although Galaxy Z Fold 3 and realme 8 5G were only released 4 months apart, Galaxy Z Fold 3's design is much thinner but a lot heavier.
Realme 8 5G has a little more vivid display than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better screen density. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a bit better CPU than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has 8 GB more RAM memory.
Realme 8 5G has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a bigger aperture to take better low light images and a camera in the back with way more megapixels. Realme 8 5G has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Realme 8 5G counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4400mAh.
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