realme 8 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2021	Mar 29, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€200

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm	5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Supersonic blue, Supersonic Black	Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.03% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Cortex-A76	Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-G57	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F3.4
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	4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

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, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AUYFRMX3241	Date approved: Apr 06, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U
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: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 05, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE	Yes

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

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