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Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs realme 8 5G Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro
realme 8 5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro realme 8 5G
Released · Oct 23, 2020
Released · Apr 28, 2021
6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
2815 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020 Apr 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1000 | €1150 €200

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump)
146.7 x 71.6 x 7.4 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump) 		6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.66 oz / 189.0 g 6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 86.93% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) Untested
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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Octa-core
2200 MHz
Cortex-A76
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU Mali-G57
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe)
6GB/256GB
6GB/512GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x) Android (11)
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GeekBench 6 Single
2053 Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4442 Untested
3D Mark High
2257 Untested
3D Mark Low
1767 Untested
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Battery

Type
2815 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging 		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 15.0W 		Wired: 18.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
5h 2min
Browsing
12h 35min
Video
6h 48min
Gaming
6h 46min
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Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm 		2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F3.4
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm 		2 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light 		1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps) 		16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s) LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2021
FCC ID value: 2AUYFRMX3241
Measured SAR
Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 0.43 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.90 W/kg

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