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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue and Purple |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 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 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 is better than realme 8 5G, having a score of 83.2 against 72. Despite of the fact that the Xiaomi Mi 9 is incredibly older than the realme 8 5G, it's design is just a little bit thinner and a little lighter. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a little better performance than realme 8 5G, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a display that's very similar to realme 8 5G's screen, and although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit lower screen density, a little smaller display and a little lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, they both have the same brightness. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a superior camera than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and a same resolution back facing camera, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Realme 8 5G counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the realme 8 5G also has an external memory slot that allows up to 1 TB. Realme 8 5G has a much longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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