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Realme GT 8 (China) vs Honor 600

87 out of 100
Realme GT 8 (China)
VS
77 out of 100
Honor 600
Realme GT 8 (China)
Honor 600

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.79-inch Realme GT 8 (China) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 21, 2025, against the Honor 600, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 (China)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3336K versus 1426K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • 11% higher pixel density (508 vs 458 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3053 and 1329 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 600
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Weighs 24 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Realme GT 8 (China) and Honor 600 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
140.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
59.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
GT 8 (China)
vs
Honor 600

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.79 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3136 pixels 1264 x 2728 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 508 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 7000 nits 8000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 60 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
GT 8 (China)
n/a
Honor 600
6219 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) 156 mm (6.14 inches)
Width 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Blue, Green White, Black, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme GT 8 (China) and Honor 600
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max clock 4320 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
L3 cache 8 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 722
GPU shading units 1536 512
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme GT 8 (China) and Honor 600
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
GT 8 (China) +130%
3053
Honor 600
1329
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
GT 8 (China) +134%
9594
Honor 600
4105
Compute Score (GPU)
GT 8 (China) +159%
19212
Honor 600
7418
Compute Score (GPU) 19212 7418
Single-core score 3053 1329
Multi-core score 9594 4105
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
GT 8 (China) +134%
3336910
Honor 600
1426281
CPU 1006747 473212
GPU 1186580 321485
Memory 432721 295825
UX 710862 335759
Total score 3336910 1426281
Samples [10 tests] [2 tests]
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 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 30905 -
Video editing 7273 -
Photo editing 69025 -
Data manipulation 18371 -
Writing score 43824 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme GT 8 (China)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (ZARGAL)AnTuTu3313361
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> RsBlackSquadCPU Throttle91%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 -> RsBlackSquadAnTuTu3422025
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Prosto_Toxa)Battery lifeSOT 10:20 / 17:47
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 -> RsBlackSquadGeekBench GPU19556
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Honor 600
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (ПавСл)AnTuTu1324118
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 (Mohamed)AnTuTu1426281
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM Realme UI 7.0 MagicOS 10
OS updates - 6 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 7000 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 Yes
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (40% in 15 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 0:47 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:28 hr
Watching video - 22:06 hr
Gaming - 07:11 hr
Standby - 135 hr
General battery life
GT 8 (China)
n/a
Honor 600
31:54 hr
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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° 112Β°
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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.8 -
Focal length 80 mm -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 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 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.61 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 5.4
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 Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
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
Speakers test
Max loudness
GT 8 (China)
n/a
Honor 600
87.8 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced October 2025 April 2026
Release date October 2025 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $410 $649
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 Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme GT 8 (China) is definitely a better buy.

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