realme 8 5G vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs Comparison

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realme 8 5G Samsung Galaxy M12
Released · Apr 28, 2021
Released · Mar 18, 2021
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Triple camera
Quad camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2021 Mar 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€200

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches
164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g 7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black Black, white, blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits PLS, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm) Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Cortex-A76
Octa-core
8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G57 Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
8GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11) Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F3.4
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video
1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

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
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
No Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2021
FCC ID value: 2AUYFRMX3241
Date approved: Mar 22, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Measured SAR
Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 0.43 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.90 W/kg
Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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