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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi A2 is a little bit better than realme 8 5G, getting a 78 score against 72. Although Xiaomi Mi A2 is older than realme 8 5G, it's body is a little lighter and somewhat thinner. Realme 8 5G features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a quite greater count of pixels in each screen inch, a slightly better 1080 x 2400px resolution and a quite larger screen.
Xiaomi Mi A2 has just a bit better performance than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has more RAM memory. The realme 8 5G features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The realme 8 5G features a way better battery life than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3010mAh. Realme 8 5G takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same video definition and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the realme 8 5G also has a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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