realme 8 vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 24, 2021	Dec 28, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€199

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 160.6 x 73.9 x 8 mm	6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.24 oz / 177.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cyber Silver, Cyber Black	Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.34% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz, 1000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G95 MT6785V (12 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2050 MHz Cortex-A76	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali G76	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W

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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Focal Length: 50 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 8 GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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