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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| 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
Sony Xperia XZ3 is better than realme 8 5G, getting a 79.6 score against 72. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Xperia XZ3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while realme 8 5G has Android 11 version. Even being the best device we compare here, the Sony Xperia XZ3 body is noticeably older, a little bit heavier and thicker than realme 8 5G.
Xperia XZ3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than realme 8 5G. Both have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. Xperia XZ3 has a little bit better screen than realme 8 5G, because although it has a little bit opaque screen and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2880px resolution and a greater pixels number per display inch.
The realme 8 5G takes clearer photos and videos than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the realme 8 5G also has a camera with a lot better resolution and a larger aperture. Realme 8 5G counts with a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Xperia XZ3, because it has a SD memory slot that supports up to 1 TB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The realme 8 5G counts with a really longer battery duration than Xperia XZ3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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