realme X7 vs realme 8 5G 8GB RAM

Comparing the realme X7 vs realme 8 5G 8GB RAM 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 X7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,789, while realme 8 5G 8GB RAM scores 1,772, making realme X7 the better performer.

Display: realme 8 5G 8GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while realme X7 offers 6.4 inches, making realme 8 5G 8GB RAM the larger display of the two. realme X7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme 8 5G 8GB RAM's IPS LCD, making realme X7 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme X7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while realme 8 5G 8GB RAM offers 48 MP, making realme X7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both realme X7 and realme 8 5G 8GB RAM feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 8 5G 8GB RAM offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while realme X7 offers 4310 mAh, making realme 8 5G 8GB RAM better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both realme X7 and realme 8 5G 8GB RAM offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme X7 and realme 8 5G 8GB RAM equally at 7.

User Rating: realme 8 5G 8GB RAM receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme X7 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

78%

77%

Release Date

04 Feb, 2021

28 Apr, 2021

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 800U	MediaTek Dimensity 700
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 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 Macro Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4310 mAh	5000 mAh
50W Super Dart Charging	18W Quick Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Nice AMOLED panel
Dimensity 800U has good power efficiency
Decent daylight camera

Good performance
Easy to use software
Long battery life

Cons

GPU performance is lacking
Night mode needs more fine-tuning
Screen brightness could have been higher

Cameras are not great
Charging speeds could have been better

User Ratings

4.3/5

(64,964 ratings)

4.4/5

(71,174 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

335,217 AnTuTu Score	354,859 AnTuTu Score
14h 29m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Video

10 More Videos

7 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 04, 2021

(Official)

Apr 28, 2021

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v11

OS Updates

3 Year

N/A

Security Updates

5 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 800U MT6873V

MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC3

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

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.

335,217

354,859

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

43.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi

405 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.61 %

83.92 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %

90.5 %

Design

Height

160.9 mm

162.5 mm

Width

74.4 mm

74.8 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

176 grams

185 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.1 mm focal length 1/1.97" sensor size S5KGW3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view25.4 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size S5KGM1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera23.2 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.65µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera25.6 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4310 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Super Dart Charging 50% in 18 minutes

Yes 18W Quick 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 29m

N/A

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

0h 50m 35s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

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) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.917 W/kg Body: 0.561 W/kg

Head: 1.190 W/kg Body: 1.173 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope