Home Phone comparison Sony Xperia 1 IV and Realme GT 8 (China) - Which is better?

Sony Xperia 1 IV vs Realme GT 8 (China)

67 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 IV
VS
94 out 100
Realme GT 8 (China)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
Realme GT 8 (China)

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 1 IV Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Realme GT 8 (China), Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 209g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Realme GT 8 (China)
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 1 IV and Realme GT 8 (China)
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:
Sony Xperia 1 IV
vs
Realme GT 8 (China)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.5 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1644x3840 pixels 1440x3136 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 643 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
644 nits
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)480 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165 mm (6.5 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 71 mm (2.8 in) 76.87 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple		 - White
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 1 IV
84.2 %
Realme GT 8 (China)
91 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 1 IV and Realme GT 8 (China) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
1466
Realme GT 8 (China)
3128
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
3898
Realme GT 8 (China)
9540
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14663128
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38989540
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a19212
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme GT 8 (China)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 1 IV
995685
Realme GT 8 (China)
3322942
CPU270941990768
GPU3412981156131
Memory175475450995
UX207971725048
NanoReview Score9956853322942
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6192
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.3 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6192n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 1 IV
12147
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Writing score16836n/a
Web score8963n/a
Video editing6103n/a
Data manipulation10724n/a
NanoReview Score12147n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 16
OS Size 37 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:42 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 1 IV
16:28
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Web Browsing05:38 hn/a
Video Playback10:08 hn/a
Games04:39 hn/a
Standby Mode85 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5.2x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length24 mm22 mm
SensorSony IMX557n/a
Sensor size1/1.71/1.56
Pixel size1.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.3f/2.8
Focal length85 mm80 mm
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/3.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX563Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.551/2.8
Pixel size1.4 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 1 IV
112
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview59n/a
Zoom116n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 20 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/2.9 1/3.09
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
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 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900GSM 850/900/1800
3G BandsHSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)WCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 1 IV
86.7 dB
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1599 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 410
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 100 W
* 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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