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Realme Neo 8 vs Nothing Phone (4a)

87 out of 100
Realme Neo 8
VS
69 out of 100
Nothing Phone (4a)
Realme Neo 8
Nothing Phone (4a)

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 Nothing Phone (4a), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 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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  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 Neo 8
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3222K versus 1039K)
  • Comes with 2920 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5080 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 50W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Realme Neo 8 and Nothing Phone (4a) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Neo 8
79*
Phone (4a)
78*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Neo 8
99*
Phone (4a)
72
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Neo 8
87*
Phone (4a)
69*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
118.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
102.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Neo 8
vs
Phone (4a)

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 3800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4% 87.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Neo 8
n/a
Phone (4a)
1522 nits

Design and build

Height 162 mm (6.38 inches) 163.9 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 77.07 mm (3.03 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Purple White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.14/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) Β· 100 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Neo 8 +3%
90.4%
Phone (4a)
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme Neo 8 and Nothing Phone (4a)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 3800 MHz 2700 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 1024 256
GPU clock 1225 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme Neo 8 and Nothing Phone (4a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Neo 8 +124%
2792
Phone (4a)
1249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Neo 8 +183%
9400
Phone (4a)
3324
Compute Score (GPU)
Neo 8 +271%
17644
Phone (4a)
4758
Compute Score (GPU) 17644 4758
Single-core score 2792 1249
Multi-core score 9400 3324
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Neo 8 +210%
3222272
Phone (4a)
1039119
CPU 985008 436236
GPU 1049223 83260
Memory 419700 228236
UX 768341 291387
Total score 3222272 1039119
Samples [7 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme Neo 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-10 (Rilmi tech)AnTuTu2982240
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (alexandre)Battery lifeSOT 16:00 / 19:34
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 -> quicklywebAnTuTu3307681
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (VUBADAO)AnTuTu3192468
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Weza)AnTuTu3222272
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Nothing Phone (4a)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Angedonia)AnTuTu1039119
Add View all (1)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Nothing OS 4.1
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 5080 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 50 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:01 hr 1:06 hr
Battery cycles - 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:51 hr
Watching video - 19:02 hr
Gaming - 05:21 hr
Standby - 111 hr
General battery life
Neo 8
n/a
Phone (4a)
25:36 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX896 Samsung GN9
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.9
Focal length 80 mm 80 mm
Sensor Samsung JN5 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 15 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 -
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.42" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
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 March 2026
Release date January 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $469 $349
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 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 Neo 8 is definitely a better buy.

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