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Redmi Note 8 2021 vs Realme Q3i 5G

XiaomiRedmi Note 8 2021

RealmeQ3i 5G

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Redmi Note 8 2021 Xiaomi Lowest price Price $155 Full specs

Realme Q3i 5G Realme Price $170 Full specs

General

Device Type

Smart Phone

Device Name

Redmi Note 8 2021M1908C3JGG

Realme Q3i 5G

Announced

May 2021

April 2021

Released

May 2021

April 2021

Colors

Space BlackMoonlight WhiteNeptune Blue

BlackBlue

Design

Length

158.3 mm (6.23 in)

162.5 mm (6.40 in)

Width

75.3 mm (2.96 in)

74.8 mm (2.94 in)

Thickness

8.4 mm (0.33 in)

8.5 mm (0.33 in)

Weight

190 g (6.70 oz)

185 g (6.53 oz)

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5)Glass back (Gorilla Glass 5)Plastic frame

Glass frontPlastic backPlastic frame

Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

5G Network

—

Yes

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Nano SIM

Multi SIM

Dual SIM: SIM1 + SIM2 + MicroSD

Speed

3G Up to 42 MB4G Up to 300 MB

3G Up to 42 MB4G Up to 800 MB5G Up to 2.7 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

Size

6.3 Inches

6.5 Inches

Refresh Rate

—

90 Hz

Resolution

1080x2340 Pixels (FHD+)

1080x2400 Pixels (FHD+)

Screen Ratio

81.7%

83.9%

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

409 PPI

405 PPI

Brightness Level

500 Nits

600 Nits (Peak)480 Nits

Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

—

Features

Water Drop Notch

Hole-punch Notch

On both: Eye Care Display, Dark Mode, Capacitive, Multi-touch, 16M Colors

Hardware

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G85

MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G

Manufacturing Technology

12 nm

7 nm

CPU Type

8 (Octa-core)

CPU

2x2.0 GHz (Cortex-A75)6x1.8 GHz (Cortex-A55)

2x2.2 GHz (Cortex-A76)6x2.0 GHz (Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM (Memory)

3/4 GB3 GB (64 GB)4 GB (64 GB)4 GB (128 GB)

4/6 GB

Internal Storage

64/128 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.1

Ram Type

—

LPDDR4x

Card Slot

Yes - MicroSD

Software

Android 11

User Interface

MIUI 12.5

Realme UI 2.0

Main camera

Camera Setup

Quad Camera

Triple Camera

Resolution

48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP

48 + 2 + 2 MP

Camera

8 MP: Ultrawide

No extras

On both: 48 MP: Standard, 2 MP: Macro, 2 MP: Depth

Aperture Size

F/2.2 (8 MP)

No extras

On both: F/1.8 (48 MP), F/2.4 (2 MP)

Sensor

Omnivision OV8856 (8 MP)

No extras

On both: Samsung GM1 (48 MP), Unknown (2 MP)

Stabilization

Electronic Stabilization (EIS)

—

Zoom

Digital Zoom

Slow Motion

HD 720P@120fps

Video

FHD 1080P@30fps

Flash

Yes

More details (1)Camera Features

Camera Features

Autofocus (AF)Night ModePortrait ModePro ModeAI Scene DetectionContinuous shootingPanoramaExposure compensationFace detectionGeotaggingHDRISO settingsScene modeSelf-timerTouch focusWhite balance settings

Autofocus (AF)Portrait ModeNight ModePro ModeAI Scene DetectionContinuous shootingPanoramaExposure compensationFace detectionGeotaggingHDRISO settingsScene modeSelf-timerTouch focusWhite balance settings