realme 8i vs POCO M3 Pro 5G

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Comparing the realme 8i vs POCO M3 Pro 5G 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: POCO M3 Pro 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,746, while realme 8i scores 1,670, making POCO M3 Pro 5G the better performer.


Display: realme 8i offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while POCO M3 Pro 5G offers 6.5 inches, making realme 8i the larger display of the two. Both realme 8i and POCO M3 Pro 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme 8i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO M3 Pro 5G offers 48 MP, making realme 8i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 8i offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while POCO M3 Pro 5G offers 8 MP, making realme 8i better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO M3 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 39m, while realme 8i delivers 16h 57m, making POCO M3 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 8i and POCO M3 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme 8i and POCO M3 Pro 5G equally at 7.


User Rating: realme 8i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while POCO M3 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

11 Sep, 2021
08 Jun, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Helio G96
MediaTek Dimensity 700
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Quick Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Expansive 120Hz display
  • Performs well
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie camera
  • Good-looking design
  • Reliable performance
  • MIUI v12 with a dash of POCO
  • 5G ready

Cons

  • 50MP sensor oversaturates images
  • Helio G96 needs further optimisation
  • Lots of bloatware
  • Sub-par camera setup
  • GPU performance could've been better
  • Lots of bloatware

User Ratings

4.5/5
(176,984 ratings)
4.3/5
(65,163 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

341,987
AnTuTu Score
259,120
AnTuTu Score
16h 57m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
21h 39m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Sep 11, 2021
(Official)
Jun 08, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

Custom UI

Realme UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G96
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 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.

341,987
259,120

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.9 %
9.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits
500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.1:9
20:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi
405 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.88 %
83.72 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
N/A

Design

Height

164.1 mm
161.8 mm

Width

75.5 mm
75.3 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

194 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26.79 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size S5KJN1 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size 0.8µm 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 Depth Camera21.64 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Ultra Steady Video
Movie Frame

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.05 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

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
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging 50% in 36 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.

16h 57m
21h 39m

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

2h 28m 58s
2h 30m 53s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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 / N3
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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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 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: 0.863 W/kg Body: 0.802 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

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

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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