realme Narzo 30 Pro vs realme 8i

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Comparing the realme Narzo 30 Pro vs realme 8i 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 Narzo 30 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while realme 8i runs at 2.05 GHz, making realme Narzo 30 Pro the better performer.


Display: realme 8i offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while realme Narzo 30 Pro offers 6.5 inches, making realme 8i the larger display of the two. Both realme Narzo 30 Pro and realme 8i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme 8i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme Narzo 30 Pro offers 48 MP, making realme 8i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme Narzo 30 Pro and realme 8i feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: realme 8i delivers longer battery life with 16h 57m, while realme Narzo 30 Pro delivers 13h 20m, making realme 8i the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme Narzo 30 Pro and realme 8i offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: realme Narzo 30 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme 8i is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 8i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme Narzo 30 Pro has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

78%
76%

Release Date

24 Feb, 2021
11 Sep, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 800U
MediaTek Helio G96
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Excellent 120Hz panel
  • Smooth performance
  • Good battery life
  • 5G capability
  • Expansive 120Hz display
  • Performs well
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie camera

Cons

  • Still on Android 10
  • Boring design
  • Low-light photography needs improvement
  • 50MP sensor oversaturates images
  • Helio G96 needs further optimisation
  • Lots of bloatware

User Ratings

4.2/5
(107,383 ratings)
4.5/5
(176,984 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

343,288
AnTuTu Score
341,987
AnTuTu Score
13h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 57m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Feb 24, 2021
(Official)
Sep 11, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11

Custom UI

Realme UI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 800U MT6873V
MediaTek Helio G96

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.05 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)

7 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC3
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

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.

343,288
341,987

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

36.2 %
22.9 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Brightness

600 nits
600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20.1:9

Pixel Density

405 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.74 %
84.88 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.5 %
90.8 %

Design

Height

162.2 mm
164.1 mm

Width

75.1 mm
75.5 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

194 grams
194 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view25.37 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size S5KGM1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
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
8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.72 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm 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 Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.65µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.64 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Ultra Steady Video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.05 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
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

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Dart Charging 100% in 65 minutes
Yes 18W Quick Charging 50% in 36 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.

13h 20m
16h 57m

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

0h 55m 33s
2h 28m 58s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
N/A
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SIM 2

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 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: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.758 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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 v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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