realme 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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realme 8 Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · Mar 25, 2021
Released · Mar 15, 2019
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 24, 2021 Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
€199 $350

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
160.6 x 73.9 x 8 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.24 oz / 177.0 g 5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cyber Silver, Cyber Black Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.34% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz, 1000 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G95 MT6785V (12 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2050 MHz
Cortex-A76
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali G76 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (120 fps)
25 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.0
WLAN
Yes
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, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 8 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.34 W/kg
Body: 0.45 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM
Memory 6GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
With 8 GB RAM
Memory 8GB
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB/64GB
for Verizon
LTE Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
for Sprint
LTE Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
TDD Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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