Realme 8 vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Realme 8 and Microsoft Surface Duo 2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Realme 8 vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 160.6 mm 145.2 mm Realme 8 has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Width 73.9 mm 92.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has greater width than Realme 8.
Depth 7.99 mm 11 mm Realme 8 is narrower than Realme 8.
Weight 177 g 284 g Realme 8 is lighter than Realme 8.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 184.5 mm x 5.5 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Cyber black | Cyber silver Glacier | Obsidian
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Repairability Index - 3.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value - 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.4" 5.8" Realme 8 has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 1344 x 1892 pixels Realme 8 has better screen resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 409 ppi 401 ppi Realme 8 has better pixel density than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Aspect Ratio - 13:9
Max Brightness 1000 cd/m² 800 cd/m² Realme 8 has better display brightness than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
HDR - Yes Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 180Hz sampling rate DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, 100% sRGB, Dual PixelSense Fusion Displays
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 5.8"
Second Display Resolution - 1344 x 1892 pixels
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 8.3 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2688 x 1892 pixels
PROCESSOR Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio G95 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Clock Speed 2.05 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) ARM Mali-G76 -
MEMORY Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more RAM than Realme 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more internal memory than Realme 8.
Memory Interface UFS 2.1 -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSD -
CAMERA Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 64 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Realme 8 has better camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Lens Aperture F/1.79 F/1.7 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better lens aperture than Realme 8.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR, dynamic bokeh effect, Neon Portrait HDR
Camera Modes 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 Night mode, Auto mode, low-light shots, Panorama mode with wide dynamic range, slow motion video at 120 or 240fps
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Realme 8 has face detection.
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Beauty mode with AI, AI scene recognition, Chrome boost, UIS Video Stabilisation, UIS Max Video stabilisation Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Smooth Zoom, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), HDR video recording, multi-frame photo capture, dynamic range scene detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better second camera resolution than Realme 8.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.25 F/2.4 Realme 8 has better second camera lens aperture than Realme 8.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 5-element -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 119 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation of the second camera.
Optical Zoom - 2x
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has higher resolution third camera than Realme 8.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better third camera lens aperture than Realme 8.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 110 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) 4cm focal distance Field of view, distortion correction
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) B&W lens -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Realme 8 has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.45 F/2.0 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better front lens aperture than Realme 8.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 5-element -
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
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 - Realme 8 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 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 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 4449 mAh Realme 8 has larger battery capacity than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Fast Charging Technology Dart Charge - Realme 8 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 65 min -
Standby Time 40 days -
Talk Time - 1680 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1680 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
CELLULAR Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 11 Android 11
User Interface Realme UI 2.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, Gigabit LTE, LAA, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 8, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 900, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n25
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, FDD 1900
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTX, OTA, MID, TWS, RTTL
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, TS, M2TS, WebM, HEVC, 3G2, HEIF, H.265 HEVC, HEIC
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Classic
FEATURES Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
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 Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor, light sensor Hall sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor, dual proximity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features - MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual battery, Full Duplex communication, dual microphones with AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation
OTHERS Realme 8 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Included Accessories Protective cover, screen protection film, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C headset, Surface Duo 2 USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - HEARING AID M4/T3
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