Huawei nova Y72 vs realme GT8

At a glance

Brand: Huawei; realme
Release date: January 2024, 2 years 5 months ago; October 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu: 130.000 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 53% of devices; 3.322.942 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 2,899.00 ($ 424.88)

Size: 6.75"; 6.79"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1440 x 3136 px WQHD+
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); AMOLED BOE Q10+
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 508 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, 1-165 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 2000 cd/m², Peak brightness - 7000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Crystal Armor Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 710A; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU: 4x Cortex A73 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.7 GHz; 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 3 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 4.32 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G51 MP4; Adreno 830
RAM: 8 GB; 12 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; RAM LPDDR5X

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 960 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Sony LYT-700C
Pixel size: —; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.56"

Dimensions: 77.7 mm 168.3 mm 9.0 mm Print 3D Model; 76.9 mm 161.8 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 207 g; 214 g
Materials: Plastic; Glass , Aluminium
Colors: Black Green; Black White Violet
Usable surface: 84 %; 90 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68, IP69

Operating system: HarmonyOS 4 HarmonyOS 4.0; Android 16 RealmeUI 7.0 (Android 16)
Updates: —; OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years
Google services: —; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n18 (850), n26 (850), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n80 (1800), n84 (2100)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Gyroscope: —; Yes
Audio: —; Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones