OPPO A53s 5G vs realme 8

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Comparing the OPPO A53s 5G vs realme 8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OPPO A53s 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while realme 8 runs at 2.05 GHz, making OPPO A53s 5G the better performer.


Display: OPPO A53s 5G offers a screen size of 6.52 inches, while realme 8 offers 6.4 inches, making OPPO A53s 5G the larger display of the two. realme 8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO A53s 5G's IPS LCD, making realme 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OPPO A53s 5G offers 13 MP, making realme 8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while OPPO A53s 5G offers 8 MP, making realme 8 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OPPO A53s 5G delivers longer battery life with 20h 19m, while realme 8 delivers 14h 32m, making OPPO A53s 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both OPPO A53s 5G and realme 8 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OPPO A53s 5G and realme 8 equally at 7.


User Rating: OPPO A53s 5G and realme 8 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

02 May, 2021
25 Mar, 2021
06 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 700
MediaTek Helio G95
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.52 inches (16.56 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
30W Dart Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Decent performance
  • Easy to use software
  • Good battery life
  • Attractive AMOLED display
  • Impressive cameras
  • Good performance
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Underwhelming cameras
  • Slow charging
  • Misses out on high screen refresh rate
  • Unattractive design
  • Lacks high refresh rate display
  • Hardware could have been better
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(69,441 ratings)
4.4/5
(140,500 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

258,040
AnTuTu Score
297,216
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
20h 19m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 32m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 25, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
1 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
2 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

ColorOS
Realme UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833
MediaTek Helio G95
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Mali-G76 MC4
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

258,040
297,216
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
23.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.1 %
19.4 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.52 inches  (16.56 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
1000 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
411 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.67 %
83.32 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.7 %
90.8 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

164 mm
160.6 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.7 mm
73.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

189.6 grams
177 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.18 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.7µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.53 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera21.64 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode
N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 30W Dart Charging 100% in 65 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

20h 19m
14h 32m
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

3h 14m 28s
0h 58m 53s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.128 W/kg Body: 1.092 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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