Realme GT 8 (China) vs Honor 500
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.79-inch Realme GT 8 (China) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 21, 2025, against the Honor 500, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 (China)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3336K versus 2344K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- 10% higher pixel density (508 vs 460 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3053 and 2185 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 500
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7000 mAh
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.79 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3136 pixels | 1264 x 2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 508 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 7000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Aluminosilicate |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
GT 8 (China)
6.79β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Honor 500
6.55β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
~7% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) | 155.8 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.75 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19212 | - |
| Single-core score | 3053 | 2185 |
| Multi-core score | 9594 | 6974 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1006747 | 670547 |
| GPU | 1186580 | 781383 |
| Memory | 432721 | 353250 |
| UX | 710862 | 539215 |
| Total score | 3336910 | 2344395 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3001 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 57 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 42 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 12974 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 30905 | - |
| Video editing | 7273 | - |
| Photo editing | 69025 | - |
| Data manipulation | 18371 | - |
| Writing score | 43824 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (59th and 186th place)
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 8 (China)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-07 (ZARGAL) | AnTuTu 11 | 3313361 |
| π 2026-07-05 -> RsBlackSquad | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| π 2026-07-04 -> RsBlackSquad | AnTuTu 11 | 3422025 |
| π 2026-06-26 (Prosto_Toxa) | Battery life | SOT 10:20 / 17:47 |
| π 2026-06-20 -> RsBlackSquad | Geekbench 6 GPU | 19556 |
Honor 500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-15 (Babaiko) | AnTuTu 12 | 2425275 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 117Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | - |
| Focal length | 80 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | November 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $410 | $380 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT 8 (China). But if the camera, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Honor 500.
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