Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs realme 6 Pro

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs realme 6 Pro 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: realme 6 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,689, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro scores 1,535, making realme 6 Pro the better performer.


Display: realme 6 Pro offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro offers 6.53 inches, making realme 6 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and realme 6 Pro feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and realme 6 Pro feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while realme 6 Pro offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 6 Pro delivers longer battery life with 15h 01m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro delivers 10h 54m, making realme 6 Pro the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and realme 6 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and realme 6 Pro equally at 8.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and realme 6 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Spec Score

77%
78%

Release Date

21 Oct, 2019
13 Mar, 2020

Performance

MediaTek Helio G90T
Snapdragon 720G
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
16 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4500 mAh
4300 mAh
18W Fast Charging
30W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Fantastic performer
  • Solid camera capabilities
  • Impressive battery backup
  • HDR-capable display
  • Fluid 90Hz refresh rate experience 
  • Amazing design
  • Software is customisable
  • Primary camera is quite good

Cons

  • MIUI 10 is riddled with bloatware and ads
  • Weighs on the higher side
  • Not the fastest charging in its segment
  • Chipset is weaker than Realme 6's MediaTek G90T
  • Low-light selfies are not good

User Ratings

4.4/5
(193,608 ratings)
4.4/5
(61,020 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

286,100
AnTuTu Score
285,167
AnTuTu Score
10h 54m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 21, 2019
(Official)
Mar 13, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

MIUI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G90T
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Processor

Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 465 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 465

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP4
Adreno 618

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

286,100
285,167

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
22.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.1 %
20.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

500 nits
480 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
399 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.55 %
84.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
90.6 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm
163.8 mm

Width

76.4 mm
75.8 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

200 grams
202 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.891/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.5 Telephoto Camera54 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera17 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
4300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 30W Flash Charging 40% in 15 minutes

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.

10h 54m
15h 01m

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

2h 38m 10s
0h 53m 13s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.130 W/kg Body: 0.634 W/kg
Head: 1.187 W/kg Body: 0.921 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

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