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Realme Neo 8 vs GT 8 (China)

86 out of 100
Realme Neo 8
VS
87 out of 100
Realme GT 8 (China)
Realme Neo 8
Realme GT 8 (China)

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme Neo 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on January 22, 2026, against the Realme GT 8 (China), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 3 months before. 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
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 (China)
  • 13% higher pixel density (508 vs 450 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3053 and 2792 points

Review

Evaluation of Realme Neo 8 and GT 8 (China) 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
115.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
140.3
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1440 x 3136 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 450 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 3800 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6500 nits 7000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4% 91%
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) 161.8 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 77.07 mm (3.03 inches) 76.87 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Purple White, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Neo 8
90.4%
GT 8 (China) +1%
91%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme Neo 8 and Realme GT 8 (China)
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme Neo 8 and Realme GT 8 (China)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Neo 8
2792
GT 8 (China) +9%
3053
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Neo 8
9400
GT 8 (China) +2%
9594
Compute Score (GPU)
Neo 8
17644
GT 8 (China) +9%
19212
Compute Score (GPU) 17644 19212
Single-core score 2792 3053
Multi-core score 9400 9594
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Neo 8
3222272
GT 8 (China) +4%
3336910
CPU 985008 1006747
GPU 1049223 1186580
Memory 419700 432721
UX 768341 710862
Total score 3222272 3336910
Samples [7 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Neo 8
n/a
GT 8 (China)
3001
Graphics test - 22 FPS
Graphics score - 3001
3DMark Solar Bay
Neo 8
n/a
GT 8 (China)
12974
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
Neo 8
n/a
GT 8 (China)
26260
Web score - 30905
Video editing - 7273
Photo editing - 69025
Data manipulation - 18371
Writing score - 43824
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (76th and 59th place)
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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)AnTuTu 112982240
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (alexandre)Battery lifeSOT 16:00 / 19:34
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 -> quicklywebAnTuTu 113307681
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (VUBADAO)AnTuTu 113192468
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Weza)AnTuTu 113222272
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Realme GT 8 (China)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (ZARGAL)AnTuTu 113313361
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> RsBlackSquadCPU Throttle91%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 -> RsBlackSquadAnTuTu 113422025
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Prosto_Toxa)Battery lifeSOT 10:20 / 17:47
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 -> RsBlackSquadGeekbench 6 GPU19556
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Realme UI 7.0
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 7000 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 No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (40% in 15 min)
Full charging time 1:01 hr 0:45 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 Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
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: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX896 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.8
Focal length 80 mm 80 mm
Sensor Samsung JN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 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
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 Flagship
Announced January 2026 October 2025
Release date January 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $469 $410
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, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT 8 (China). But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Realme Neo 8.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
76 (32.6%)
157 (67.4%)
Total votes: 233

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