Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Realme GT 8 (China)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Realme GT 8 (China), Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
Reasons to choose Realme GT 8 (China)
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 234g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1440x3136 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 900 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)510 Hzn/a
Response time2.8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 76.87 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Ceramic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- White
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Realme GT 8 (China)
91 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Realme GT 8 (China) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Realme GT 8 (China)
3128
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Realme GT 8 (China)
9540
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14633128
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39119540
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a19212
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Realme GT 8 (China)
3322942
CPU246800990768
GPU2602941156131
Memory182528450995
UX233954725048
NanoReview Score9235763322942
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °Cn/a
Stability91 %n/a
Graphics Test31 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5285n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Writing score14672n/a
Web score11015n/a
Video editing7568n/a
Data manipulation9531n/a
NanoReview Score12250n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 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 CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 31 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Web Browsing06:28 hn/a
Video Playback11:22 hn/a
Games04:38 hn/a
Standby Mode90 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 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
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm22 mm
SensorSamsung GN2n/a
Sensor size1/1.121/1.56
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/4.1f/2.8
Focal length120 mm80 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/21/2.8
Pixel size0.8 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom142n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.4
Focal length 27 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.09
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a

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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzGSM 850/900/1800
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19WCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category24n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB
Realme GT 8 (China)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 410
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 n/a 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.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below