realme 8 5G vs OnePlus Nord 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2021	Jul 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€200	€499

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.32 inches 163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	7.44 oz / 211.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; IP65
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black	Phantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble Sands

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.16% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2800x1272px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen3 SM8635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Cortex-A76	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G57	Adreno 735
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (15), up to 4 OS updates

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 80.0W

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: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F3.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 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
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	50 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.4
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, SBAS, 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
Additional microphone(s)
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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 3, 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

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

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