Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14T and Realme Neo 8 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14T vs Realme Neo 8

78 out 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
89 out 100
Realme Neo 8
Xiaomi 14T
Realme Neo 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, vs Realme Neo 8, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. 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 Xiaomi 14T
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 215g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Realme Neo 8
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14T and Realme Neo 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:
Xiaomi 14T
vs
Realme Neo 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1272x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 3800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14T
1349 nits
Realme Neo 8
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 77.1 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T
89.1 %
Realme Neo 8
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14T and Realme Neo 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)		 6/3.32 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 829
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 2457.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
1402
Realme Neo 8
2826
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
4410
Realme Neo 8
9430
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14022826
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44109430
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a17644
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme Neo 8]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14T
1351392
Realme Neo 8
2924048
CPU278150893527
GPU526726954587
Memory309549383723
UX2369676922111
NanoReview Score13513922924048

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 22 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:49 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14T
21:55
Realme Neo 8
n/a
Web Browsing10:03 hn/a
Video Playback13:20 hn/a
Games05:09 hn/a
Standby Mode95 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX896
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.8
Focal length50 mm80 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung JN5
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/3.061/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T
130
Realme Neo 8
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T
133
Realme Neo 8
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14T
134
Realme Neo 8
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview68n/a
Zoom140n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14T]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm 23 mm
Sensor size 1/3.44 n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/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 5.4 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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14T
91.4 dB
Realme Neo 8
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 549 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 370
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 80 W

Note

Xiaomi 14T:

The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 but lighter, weighing 193 grams.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme Neo 8 the clear winner in this comparison.

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