realme 8 5G vs Asus Zenfone 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2021	Jul 28, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€200

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm	5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Cortex-A76	Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G57	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1784
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4290
3D Mark High
Untested	2822
3D Mark Low
Untested	1488

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 37min

Browsing

17h 13min

Video

12h 14min

Gaming

8h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F3.4	12 MP Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14.4 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
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 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19	2, 3, 5, 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

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 internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

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