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Realme 8 vs Samsung Galaxy F42 5G
What 8 does better (7) and where Galaxy F42 5G wins (6) — every spec side by side.
vs
6.4Display5.6
7.2Camera6.7
5.5Battery4.0
5.0Features5.0
Dimensions
Size comparison
8Galaxy F42 5G
| 8 | Galaxy F42 5G | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 160.6 mm | 167.2 mm | −6.6 mm |
| Width | 73.9 mm | 76.4 mm | −2.5 mm |
| Thickness | 8 mm | 9 mm | −1 mm |
| Weight | 177 g | 203 g | −26 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is 8 better than Galaxy F42 5G?
- Wired charging30 W vs 15 W2×
- OLED panelYes · Galaxy F42 5G: No
- NFCYes · Galaxy F42 5G: No
- Selfie camera16 MP vs 8 MP2×
- Weight177 g vs 203 g+15%
- Pixel density411 ppi vs 400 ppi+3%
- Thickness8 mm vs 9 mm+12%
Why is Galaxy F42 5G better than 8?
- Refresh rate60 Hz vs 90 Hz+50%
- 5GNo · 8: Yes
- Storage (base)64 GB vs 128 GB2×
- CPU frequency2.05 GHz vs 2.2 GHz+7%
- Process12 nm vs 7 nm+71%
- Screen size6.4″ vs 6.6″+3%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 177 g | 203 g |
| Thickness | 8 mm | 9 mm |
| Height | 160.6 mm | 167.2 mm |
| Width | 73.9 mm | 76.4 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Back | Plastic | Plastic |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | — |
| Colours | Cyber Silver, Cyber Black | Matte Aqua, Matte Black |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.4″ | 6.6″ |
| Panel | Super AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| OLED panel | Yes | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,400 px | 2,408 px |
| Pixel density | 411 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,000 nits | — |
| Measured brightness | 657 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.3% | 82.1% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Mediatek MT6785V/CD Helio G95 | Mediatek Dimensity 700 |
| Chip maker | MediaTek | MediaTek |
| Process | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.05 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MC4 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| AnTuTu score | 298,328 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 6,779 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 418 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage (max) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (base) | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | — |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.73" | — |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 4K | — |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,000 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | 30 W | 15 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 58% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | Yes |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, BDS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -28.6 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Side |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.94 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 11 | Android 11 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | Realme UI 4.0 | One UI core 5 |
