Realme Neo 8 vs Honor Win RT
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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 Win RT, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
Reasons to consider the Honor Win RT
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 8000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3004 and 2792 points
- 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 | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1272 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 3800 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4% | 90.2% |
| 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) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 77.07 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Active fan |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3800 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 829 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1225 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17644 | 25410 |
| Single-core score | 2792 | 3004 |
| Multi-core score | 9400 | 9378 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 985008 | 984955 |
| GPU | 1049223 | 1168915 |
| Memory | 419700 | 384024 |
| UX | 768341 | 711575 |
| Total score | 3222272 | 3249469 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [3 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (63rd and 56th 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 Win RT
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-08 (RTF) | AnTuTu | 3068755 |
| π 2026-04-12 -> Chec9k99 | AnTuTu | 3249469 |
| π 2026-01-08 (randomπ¨π³) | AnTuTu | 3475149 |
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 4.1 | 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 | 7 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 10000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 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 27 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 1:05 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 120FPS |
| 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: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | 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 | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 22 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 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 | 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 | December 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $469 | $499 |
| 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, 80 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Honor Win RT. But if the connectivity is more of a priority β go for the Realme Neo 8.
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