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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-04-28 | -- |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black Shadow |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| -- | $ 2020.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2184 x 1968 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 11.11 |
| 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 | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Z Fold Special Edition has an overall score of 91.1, which is a lot better than the realme 8 5G's overall score of 72. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition's construction is extremely heavier but thinner than the realme 8 5G. Both devices in this comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has the newer 14 version and realme 8 5G has Android 11 version.
Realme 8 5G counts with a much better performing CPU than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has 12 GB less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a more vivid screen than realme 8 5G, because although it has a little bit lower count of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a higher 1968 x 2184 pixels resolution, way more brightness and a bigger screen.
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has just a bit better camera than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition also has a camera with a lot better resolution. The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features more memory to store more games and applications than realme 8 5G, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 384 GB more internal memory capacity.
Realme 8 5G counts with just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4400mAh.
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