Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S23 and Oppo Realme 8i - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Oppo Realme 8i

75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
VS
46 out 100
Oppo Realme 8i
Samsung Galaxy S23
Oppo Realme 8i

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Oppo Realme 8i, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96. 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 Samsung Galaxy S23
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 194g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 8i
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3900mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 and Oppo Realme 8i
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:
Samsung Galaxy S23
vs
Oppo Realme 8i

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 800 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1197 nits
Oppo Realme 8i
535 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.3 mm (5.76 in) 164.1 mm (6.46 in)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %
Oppo Realme 8i
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 and Oppo Realme 8i In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy MediaTek Helio G96
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 1536 128
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 243 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1831
Oppo Realme 8i
730
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Oppo Realme 8i
1882
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1831730
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49141882
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9422n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S23]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
Oppo Realme 8i
361810
CPU380535125217
GPU59889662165
Memory27327175158
UX27010999270
NanoReview Score1522811361810
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Oppo Realme 8i
1091
Max Surface Temp.34.3 °Cn/a
Stability60 %98 %
Graphics Test72 fps6 fps
Graphics Score120391091
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Oppo Realme 8i]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Oppo Realme 8i
10004
Writing score1933012620
Web score142628175
Video editing78405409
Data manipulation126746630
NanoReview Score1560210004

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 29.7 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 Realme UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 3900 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (10 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (30% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:16 h 2:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Oppo Realme 8i
24:45
Web Browsing08:12 h08:17 h
Video Playback13:41 h13:08 h
Games05:20 h05:22 h
Standby Mode109 h143 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGN3Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/1.571/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
129
Oppo Realme 8i
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Oppo Realme 8i
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Oppo Realme 8i
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Hynix Hi-1364Q
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.0
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/1700/1900/2100MhzGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsUMTS 6/5/8/34WCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2013
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23
91.5 dB
Oppo Realme 8i
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 230
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S23:

The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 the clear winner in this comparison.

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