Realme GT 8 (China) vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT 8 (China) Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.79 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G, Manufactured in April, 2026with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Realme GT 8 (China)
- Larger display: 6.79in
- Higher pixel density: 508ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5000mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
- Lighter design: 179g vs 209g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.79 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3136 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 508 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91 % | 88.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.8 mm (6.37 in) | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 76.87 mm (3.03 in) | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Green |
- Gray - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes, In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Samsung Exynos 1680 |
| Max Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 3/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.9 (Cortex-A720) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3128 | 1389 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9540 | 4453 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 19212 | n/a |
| CPU | 990768 | 510705 |
| GPU | 1156131 | 374535 |
| Memory | 450995 | 204469 |
| UX | 725048 | 300346 |
| NanoReview Score | 3322942 | 1390055 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 5300 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | Realme UI 7.0 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 7000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | n/a |
| Fast Charging | Yes (40% in 15 min) | Yes (64% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:45 h | 1:09 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 10:41 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 20:15 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:40 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 85 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 80 mm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.06 (0.33) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October, 2025 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2025 yr | April, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 410 | 549 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 100 W | No |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 8 (China) the clear winner in this comparison.
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