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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 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 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 14.66 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| 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
Xperia XZ1 is a bit better than realme 8 5G, getting a score of 78.3 against 72. Although Xperia XZ1 is a lot older than the realme 8 5G, it's body is somewhat thinner and lighter. Realme 8 5G features a little more vivid display than Sony Xperia XZ1, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The realme 8 5G features a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that admits 976 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Sony Xperia XZ1 counts with a little faster processing unit than realme 8 5G. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM.
Realme 8 5G has a little bit better camera than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the realme 8 5G also has a bigger aperture to capture better low light photos and video and a lot more megapixels back camera. Realme 8 5G counts with a superior battery life than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has an 85% larger battery size.
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