realme U1 3GB RAM vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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Comparing the realme U1 3GB RAM vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 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 U1 3GB RAM scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,024, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 scores 1,323, making realme U1 3GB RAM the better performer.


Display: Both realme U1 3GB RAM and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while realme U1 3GB RAM offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme U1 3GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers 13 MP, making realme U1 3GB RAM better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while realme U1 3GB RAM offers 3500 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both realme U1 3GB RAM and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme U1 3GB RAM and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 equally at 8.


User Rating: realme U1 3GB RAM and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

10 Apr, 2019
21 Oct, 2019
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio P70
Snapdragon 665
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

25 MP
13 MP
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Premium design
  • Good cameras
  • Excellent battery life
  • Stunning design
  • Sharp display
  • Reliable performance
  • Good camera setup 
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Screen struggles in sunlight
  • ColorOS is packed with bloatware
  • Face unlock doesn't work in the dark
  • Chunky camera bump 
  • Loaded with ads and bloatware
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(41,630 ratings)
4.3/5
(104,513 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

109,302
AnTuTu Score
171,024
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 21, 2019
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

ColorOS
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 610
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

109,302
171,024
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
21.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %
13.7 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
409 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.68 %
81.56 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
90 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

157 mm
158.3 mm
162.98 mm

Width

74 mm
75.3 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8 mm
8.3 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

168 grams
188 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.2CMOS image sensor
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.9µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless 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.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

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

2h 10m 34s
1h 43m 16s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 0.634 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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