realme 8 vs Honor Play 5

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Comparing the realme 8 vs Honor Play 5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Play 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while realme 8 runs at 2.05 GHz, making Honor Play 5 the better performer.


Display: Honor Play 5 offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while realme 8 offers 6.4 inches, making Honor Play 5 the larger display of the two. realme 8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor Play 5's OLED, making realme 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both realme 8 and Honor Play 5 feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both realme 8 and Honor Play 5 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: realme 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Honor Play 5 offers 3800 mAh, making realme 8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both realme 8 and Honor Play 5 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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realme 8
₹13,499
(Out of Stock)
Honor Play 5
₹23,890
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
79%

Release Date

25 Mar, 2021
21 Nov, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Helio G95
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
Super AMOLED
OLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
3800 mAh
30W Dart Charging
66W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Attractive AMOLED display
  • Impressive cameras
  • Good performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Unattractive design
  • Lacks high refresh rate display
  • Hardware could have been better
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(140,500 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

297,216
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 32m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
4 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 25, 2021
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v11
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

1 Year
N/A

Security Updates

2 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Realme UI
Magic UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G95
MediaTek Dimensity 800U MT6853V

Processor

Octa core

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

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MC4
Mali-G57 MC3

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

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

297,216
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
OLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

1000 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.32 %
85.17 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
N/A

Design

Height

160.6 mm
161.6 mm

Width

73.9 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

177 grams
179 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.9 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.53 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera21.64 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

Yes 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)
Starry Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
3800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Dart Charging 100% in 65 minutes
Yes 66W Fast Charging 60% 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.

14h 32m
N/A

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

0h 58m 53s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

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 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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)
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer