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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 409 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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 Redmi Note 7 is better than the realme 8 5G, getting a overall score of 80.3 against 72. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 construction is a little bit thinner than realme 8 5G, but it's just a bit heavier and was released many years before. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's CPU is very similar to the processor in realme 8 5G, both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Realme 8 5G has a little bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has higher 120 frames per second video frame rates.
Realme 8 5G has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the realme 8 5G also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB. The realme 8 5G has superior battery duration than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because it has a 25% more battery capacity.
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