realme 8 vs POCO M3 128GB

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Comparing the realme 8 vs POCO M3 128GB 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 8 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,690, while POCO M3 128GB scores 1,381, making realme 8 the better performer.


Display: POCO M3 128GB offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while realme 8 offers 6.4 inches, making POCO M3 128GB the larger display of the two. realme 8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to POCO M3 128GB'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 POCO M3 128GB offers 48 MP, making realme 8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while POCO M3 128GB offers 8 MP, making realme 8 better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO M3 128GB delivers longer battery life with 20h 44m, while realme 8 delivers 14h 32m, making POCO M3 128GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 8 and POCO M3 128GB offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: POCO M3 128GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme 8 is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 8 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while POCO M3 128GB has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

78%
75%

Release Date

25 Mar, 2021
03 Feb, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Helio G95
Snapdragon 662
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
30W Dart Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Attractive AMOLED display
  • Impressive cameras
  • Good performance
  • One-of-a-kind design
  • Capable stereo speakers
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • Unattractive design
  • Lacks high refresh rate display
  • Hardware could have been better
  • Cameras could have been better
  • Gaming performance isn't a strong suite

User Ratings

4.4/5
(140,500 ratings)
4.3/5
(488,135 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

297,216
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 32m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
20h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 25, 2021
(Official)
Feb 03, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

1 Year
N/A

Security Updates

2 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Realme UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G95
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MC4
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB / 6 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.

297,216
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.4 %
59.9 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Brightness

1000 nits
400 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.32 %
83.25 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
90.34 %

Design

Height

160.6 mm
162.3 mm

Width

73.9 mm
77.3 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
9.6 mm

Weight

177 grams
197 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
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
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size S5KGM1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.53 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
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 Camera1.75µm pixel size
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

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @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
8 MP
f/2.05 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
No

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Dart Charging 100% in 65 minutes
Yes 18W Fast 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.

14h 32m
20h 44m

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

0h 58m 53s
2h 18m 51s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 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 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 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 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.868 W/kg Body: 0.865 W/kg

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) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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