Realme GT 8 Pro vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
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82
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.79-inch Realme GT 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 21, 2025, against the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro and came out 1 month 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 Pro
- 91% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4024K versus 2101K)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 6000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- 12% higher pixel density (508 vs 455 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3711 and 1824 points
- Weighs 25 grams less
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 6.2x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.79 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3136 pixels | 1320 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 508 ppi | 455 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 7000 nits | 8000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | 60-120 | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) | 79 mm (3.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.24/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 60 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | HiSilicon Maleoon 935 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 933 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2866.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28004 | 6977 |
| Single-core score | 3711 | 1824 |
| Multi-core score | 11175 | 5701 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1129296 | 689717 |
| GPU | 1516328 | 347164 |
| Memory | 465192 | 581062 |
| UX | 913920 | 483865 |
| Total score | 4024736 | 2101808 |
| Samples | [14 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 (#21st place)
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Mj.) | AnTuTu 11 | 4016269 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (Gulhark) | AnTuTu 11 | 3957182 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Zergo) | AnTuTu 11 | 3898421 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Vladsmesh) | AnTuTu 11 | 4243822 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 (mrt) | AnTuTu 11 | 4379440 |
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 6 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 18 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 0:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1100 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 16:17 hr | - |
| Watching video | 24:49 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 157 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#8th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 6.2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 65 mm | 91 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | Omnivision OV40A |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| 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* | Yes | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | November 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1100 |
| 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, 120 W | Yes, 100 W |
*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 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 10