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Realme P3 5G vs Apple iPhone 8

68 out 100
Realme P3 5G
VS
44 out 100
Apple iPhone 8
Realme P3 5G
Apple iPhone 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme P3 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, vs Apple iPhone 8, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme P3 5G
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 1821mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 194g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 2/64 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme P3 5G and Apple iPhone 8
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme P3 5G
vs
Apple iPhone 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 625 nits
HDR support n/a No
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme P3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
637 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Response timen/a22 ms
Contrastn/a1373:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.15 mm (6.42 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 75.65 mm (2.98 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 7.97 mm (0.31 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP67
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gray
- Pink		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme P3 5G
87 %
Apple iPhone 8
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Realme P3 5G and Apple iPhone 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 810 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 256 192
GPU Frequency 895 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme P3 5G
1071
Apple iPhone 8
1030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme P3 5G
3057
Apple iPhone 8
2686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10711030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30572686
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3988n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme P3 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme P3 5G
709938
Apple iPhone 8
489618
CPU258221174461
GPU143370115185
Memory13597497672
UX172373102300
NanoReview Score709938489618
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme P3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
3131
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.4 °C
Stabilityn/a62 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3131
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 8]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size n/a 6 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:19 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme P3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
16:16
Web Browsingn/a06:14 h
Video Playbackn/a09:59 h
Gamesn/a03:40 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm28 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/2.881/3
Pixel size0.61 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme P3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
93
Video quality
Realme P3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
90
Overall camera score
Realme P3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
92
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 8]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1816
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme P3 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
80.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 200 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme P3 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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