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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ Premium is much better than realme 8 5G, getting a general score of 79.8 against 72. Xperia XZ Premium is a way older and a bit heavier cellphone than realme 8 5G, but Sony managed to build it just a little bit thinner anyway. Xperia XZ Premium features a little bit better performance than realme 8 5G. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Xperia XZ Premium features a better screen than realme 8 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more brightness, a way better screen density and a much better 2160 x 3840px resolution. Realme 8 5G features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Realme 8 5G has a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The realme 8 5G features a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the realme 8 5G also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures and video in poorly lited environments and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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