Realme Neo 8 vs Honor Power 2
87
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81
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme Neo 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on January 22, 2026, against the Honor Power 2, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite and came out 1 month before. 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 Neo 8
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3222K versus 2407K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 62% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2792 and 1728 points
Reasons to consider the Honor Power 2
- Comes with 2080 mAh larger battery capacity: 10080 vs 8000 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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.79 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | - |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 427 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 3800 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | 8000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Aluminosilicate |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4% | 90.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) |
| Width | 77.07 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 216 g (7.62 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | White, Black, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite |
| Max clock | 3800 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Adreno 829 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1225 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17644 | 14353 |
| Single-core score | 2792 | 1728 |
| Multi-core score | 9400 | 6762 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 985008 | 709591 |
| GPU | 1049223 | 762021 |
| Memory | 419700 | 409017 |
| UX | 768341 | 526985 |
| Total score | 3222272 | 2407614 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (63rd and 150th place)
Recent User Tests
Realme Neo 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-10 (Rilmi tech) | AnTuTu | 2982240 |
| π 2026-07-23 (alexandre) | Battery life | SOT 16:00 / 19:34 |
| π 2026-06-26 -> quicklyweb | AnTuTu | 3307681 |
| π 2026-05-31 (VUBADAO) | AnTuTu | 3192468 |
| π 2026-05-21 (Weza) | AnTuTu | 3222272 |
Honor Power 2
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 10080 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 1:10 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | - |
| Focal length | 80 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung JN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 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 | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $469 | $370 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Realme Neo 8. But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Honor Power 2.
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