Huawei P40 Pro vs. Realme 8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P40 Pro and Realme 8. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P40 Pro vs. Realme 8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 160.6 mm Realme 8 has greater height than Huawei P40 Pro.
Width 72.6 mm 73.9 mm Realme 8 has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.95 mm 7.99 mm Realme 8 is narrower than Huawei P40 Pro.
Weight 209 g 177 g Realme 8 is lighter than Huawei P40 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Silver frost Cyber black | Cyber silver
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 -
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.58" 6.4" Huawei P40 Pro has larger screen size than Realme 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2640 x 1200 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Realme 8.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi 409 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Realme 8.
Max Brightness - 1000 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz -
Display Features Quad-Curve Overflow display 180Hz sampling rate
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 MediaTek Helio G95
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.05 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Realme 8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 ARM Mali-G76
MEMORY Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
RAM 8 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Realme 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 64 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Realme 8.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSD
CAMERA Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Realme 8 has better camera resolution than Huawei P40 Pro.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" -
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.79 Realme 8 has better lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Bokeh effect HDR, dynamic bokeh effect, Neon Portrait
Camera Modes 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video Expert Mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Ultra Macro Mode, Filter mode, Super nightscape, Ultra Wide Mode, Starry mode, AI colour portrait video, Dual-View Video, Panorama View, Tilt-shift mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Realme 8 has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studios Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Beauty mode with AI, AI scene recognition, Chrome boost, UIS Video Stabilisation, UIS Max Video stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera resolution than Realme 8.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.54" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.25 Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Huawei Cine Camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Realme 8.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.4 F/2.4 Realme 8 has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom 5x -
Hybrid Zoom 10x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Huawei SuperSensing Camera, 50X Max Zoom 4cm focal distance
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera B&W lens
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Realme 8.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Huawei P40 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes (Front) - Portrait mode, AI Beauty, Filter mode, Super nightscape, Panorama View
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition Face recognition Both phones have face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Front) - UIS video stabilisation
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) TOF camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 5000 mAh Realme 8 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Dart Charge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 65 min
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time - 40 days
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 11
User Interface EMUI 10.1 Realme UI 2.0
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 8, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 900, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n2, n7, n28 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
FEATURES Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, HUAWEI Dual-View Video, Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime, SuperCool system -
OTHERS Huawei P40 Pro Realme 8
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones Protective cover, screen protection film, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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