realme 8 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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realme 8 5G	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Released · Apr 28, 2021	Released · Nov 13, 2020
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px	6.7-inch · 2778x1284px
Triple camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	3687 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2021	Oct 13, 2020
MSRP
€ 200	$ 1100

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g)	8.03 oz (228.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Cortex-A76	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G57	Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3687 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F3.4	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, 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
3.5mm jack	No 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
No	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
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

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM


Memory	8GB

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 1200

with 512GB storage


Memory	512GB
MSRP	$ 1400

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