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Honor Play5 Youth vs Realme 8

What Play5 Youth does better (10) and where 8 wins (10) — every spec side by side.

Honor Play5 Youth
Honor · 2021Play5 Youth
6.6Score
10 advantages≈ $260
Higher score
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Realme 8
Realme · 20218
6.6Score
10 advantages≈ $270
6.5Display6.4
6.6Camera7.2
4.9Battery5.5
5.0Features5.0
Dimensions

Size comparison

Play5 Youth8
74.7 × 161.88.573.9 × 160.68
Play5 Youth8Difference
Height161.8 mm160.6 mm+1.2 mm
Width74.7 mm73.9 mm+0.8 mm
Thickness8.5 mm8 mm+0.5 mm
Weight192 g177 g+15 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Play5 Youth better than 8?

  1. Wired charging66 W vs 30 W2.2×
  2. Refresh rate120 Hz vs 60 Hz2×
  3. Storage (max)256 GB vs 128 GB2×
  4. 5GYes · 8: No
  5. Process6 nm vs 12 nm2×
  6. Storage (base)128 GB vs 64 GB2×
  7. CPU frequency2.4 GHz vs 2.05 GHz+17%
  8. Charged in 30 min100% vs 58%+72%
  9. Screen size6.7″ vs 6.4″+4%
  10. Screen-to-body ratio89.5% vs 83.3%+7%

Why is 8 better than Play5 Youth?

  1. OLED panelNo · Play5 Youth: Yes
  2. NFCNo · Play5 Youth: Yes
  3. Battery capacity4,300 mAh vs 5,000 mAh+16%
  4. Memory card slotNo · Play5 Youth: Yes
  5. Rear cameras1 vs 22×
  6. Ultra-wide cameraNo · Play5 Youth: Yes
  7. Weight192 g vs 177 g+8%
  8. Pixel density391 ppi vs 411 ppi+5%
  9. Thickness8.5 mm vs 8 mm+6%
  10. Main camera aperturef/1.9 vs f/1.8+6%
Specifications

Side by side

Realme 8Realme 8≈ $2706.6
Design
Weight192 g177 g
Thickness8.5 mm8 mm
Height161.8 mm160.6 mm
Width74.7 mm73.9 mm
Frame—Plastic
Back—Plastic
Glass protection—Corning Gorilla Glass 3
ColoursBlack, BlueCyber Silver, Cyber Black
Display
Screen size6.7″6.4″
PanelIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
OLED panelNoYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,376 px2,400 px
Pixel density391 ppi411 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz60 Hz
Peak brightness—1,000 nits
Measured brightness—657 nits
Screen-to-body ratio89.5%83.3%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 900Mediatek MT6785V/CD Helio G95
Chip makerMediaTekMediaTek
Process6 nm12 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.4 GHz2.05 GHz
GPUMali-G68 MC4Mali-G76 MC4
AnTuTu score—298,328
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—6,779
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—418
Memory
RAM8 GB8 GB
Storage (max)256 GB128 GB
Storage (base)128 GB64 GB
Storage type—UFS 2.1
Memory card slotNoYes
Camera
Main camera64 MP64 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Main sensor size—1/1.73"
Rear cameras12
Optical stabilisationNoNo
Ultra-wide cameraNoYes
Telephoto cameraNoNo
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera16 MP16 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity4,300 mAh5,000 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging66 W30 W
Charged in 30 min100%58%
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
5GYesNo
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.1
NFCNoYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 2.0
USB version22
Satellite navigationGLONASS, BDSGLONASS, BDS
Features
Stereo speakersNoNo
3.5 mm headphone jackYesYes
Loudspeaker loudness—-28.6 LUFS
Fingerprint sensorSideUnder display
SensorsFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Software
OS at launchAndroid 11Android 11
PlatformAndroidAndroid
Interface—Realme UI 4.0
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