realme 8 vs Tecno Camon 18

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Comparing the realme 8 vs Tecno Camon 18 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 Tecno Camon 18 scores 1,326, making realme 8 the better performer.


Display: Tecno Camon 18 offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while realme 8 offers 6.4 inches, making Tecno Camon 18 the larger display of the two. realme 8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Tecno Camon 18'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 Tecno Camon 18 offers 48 MP, making realme 8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Tecno Camon 18 offers a higher front camera resolution with 48 MP, while realme 8 offers 16 MP, making Tecno Camon 18 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Tecno Camon 18 delivers longer battery life with 14h 37m, while realme 8 delivers 14h 32m, making Tecno Camon 18 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 8 and Tecno Camon 18 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: realme 8 receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Tecno Camon 18 is rated 6.


User Rating: realme 8 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Tecno Camon 18 has a rating of 4.

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₹9,199
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
74%

Release Date

25 Mar, 2021
27 Dec, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Helio G95
MediaTek Helio G85
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 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
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
48 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
30W Dart Charging
18W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
6.0/10

Pros

  • Attractive AMOLED display
  • Impressive cameras
  • Good performance
  • Good cameras
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Unattractive design
  • Lacks high refresh rate display
  • Hardware could have been better
  • Software experience could be better
  • Could use a higher refresh rate display
  • Priced on the higher side

User Ratings

4.4/5
(140,500 ratings)
4/5
(556 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

297,216
AnTuTu Score
180,878
AnTuTu Score
14h 32m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 37m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Mar 25, 2021
(Official)
Dec 27, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

OS Updates

1 Year
N/A

Security Updates

2 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Realme UI
HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G95
MediaTek Helio G85

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MC4
Mali-G52 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4

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
180,878

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.4 %
29.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits
500 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20.5:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.32 %
85.05 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
90.52 %

Design

Height

160.6 mm
168.8 mm

Width

73.9 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

177 grams
203 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IPX2

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust 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 Angle26 mm focal length
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 Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
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

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual 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
N/A

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

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
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Dual LED

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Dart Charging 100% in 65 minutes
Yes 18W Flash 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
14h 37m

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

0h 58m 53s
5h 15m 16s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A

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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

Wi-Fi

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

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
N/A

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