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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2020-07-14 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Green and Greener, Out of the Blue and Two Shades of Black |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.11 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro has an overall score of 78.7, which is just a bit better than the realme 8 5G's overall score of 72. Even being the best phone in this comparison review, the Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro is an older, somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker phone than realme 8 5G. Both devices in this comparison review include Android OS, but Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro has the previous 10 version and realme 8 5G has Android 11.
The realme 8 5G has a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the realme 8 5G also counts with a just a little higher pixels amount per inch in the display. The Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro features just a little better processing power than realme 8 5G. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
The realme 8 5G counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1 TB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Realme 8 5G and Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro feature extremely similar battery durations.
Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro counts with a slightly better camera than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same aperture and the same resolution back camera, the Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro also has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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