Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 vs realme 8 5G Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 realme 8 5G
Released · Jan 15, 2019
Released · Apr 28, 2021
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 10, 2019 Apr 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€200

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches
159.21 x 75.21 x 8.1 mm
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g 6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 81.37% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Cortex-A76
GPU
Adreno 512 Mali-G57
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
3GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (11)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F3.4
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video
Front
13 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
With 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
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