Poco M8 5G vs realme C73 4G
Poco
M8 5G
realme
C73 4G
At a glance
- Brand
- POCO
- realme
- Release date
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
- 309.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 62% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.77"
- 6.67"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
- 720 x 1604 px HD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 405 ppi Very high density
- 395 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1920 Hz PWM, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Full Care Display 3.0 Cer, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3200 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Panda glass, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 720 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, HDR, DCI-P3, Color LED Notifications, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
- CPU
- 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
- 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 12 nm
- Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- 1.8 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 710
- Mali-G57 MP1
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 4 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.61 µm
- —
- Sensor size
- 1/2.88"
- —
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 120 fps
- No, 30 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Front Flash, Night Mode
- Flicker sensor, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 20 Mpx
- 5 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.4
Battery
- Capacity
- 5520 mAh
- 6000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 45.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Wireless charging
- Reverse charging 18W
- —
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- —
- Runtime
- ~ 50h
- —
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 3.1
- SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.4 mm 164.0 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.9 mm 165.8 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 178 g
- 196 g
- Materials
- Plastic
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black Silver Green
- White Purple Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP65 , Splash resistant
- IP64 , Splash resistant
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- —
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- —
- Usable surface
- 87 %
- 87 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15)
- Android 16 RealmeUI 7.0 (Android 16)
- Updates
- OS updates: 5 years
- —
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- 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 5.2 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- —
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B13 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Gyroscope
- —
- Yes
- Proximity
- —
- Yes
