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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 80.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2024-10-29 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | -- |
| -- | Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2670 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 3200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 830 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 7.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 15 is better than realme 8 5G, having an 80.6 score against 72. Xiaomi 15's design is way newer and a bit thinner, but also just a little heavier than realme 8 5G. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi 15 has a more recent 14 version while realme 8 5G has Android 11 version, providing you a lot of extra features and some performance improvements.
The Xiaomi 15 counts with a much better display than realme 8 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with much more brightness, a quite better pixel density and a little higher 1200 x 2670 resolution. The realme 8 5G has a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi 15, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
Realme 8 5G features a much better performing processor than Xiaomi 15, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi 15 captures much clearer videos and photos than realme 8 5G, because it has a more mega pixels back-facing camera, a lot better video definition and a larger aperture.
Xiaomi 15 has a little better battery life than realme 8 5G, because it has 5400mAh of battery capacity.
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