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Realme 8 5G vs Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Realme Samsung
Announced
2021, April 22 2021, April 28
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, May Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, May 01
Price
- Rs. 21,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Supersonic Blue, Supersonic Black Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
185 g (6.53 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 LTE
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

Display

Type
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
480 nits (typ), 600 nits
HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M Colour
Size
6.5 inches [Similar] 6.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.88% 84.18%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 11 Android 11
User Interface
Realme UI 2.0 One UI 3.1
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2 [Similar] Adreno 619 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB 128 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

Camera

Rear Camera
48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED Flash
Features
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Front Camera
16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Unspecified Unspecified
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes Yes

User Memory

Internal
128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
Gyroscope Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity
5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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