Phone Comparison - Realme 16 Pro+ vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Realme 16 Pro+
realme 16 pro+
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer Realme Samsung
Announced January 2026 February 2026
Status Coming Soon - January 2026 Coming Soon - March 2026
Price Rs. 39,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 139,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Gray, Camellia Pink Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 76.3 x 8.1 mm or 8.5 mm
(6.4 x 3 x 0.32 in or 0.33 in)
163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight 198 g or 203 g (6.98 oz or 7.16 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.28 W/kg (head)
1.35 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Armor aluminum 2 frame

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface Realme UI 7.0 One UI 8.5
Processor Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-520), Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 722 [Similar] Adreno 840 [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 1 TB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz, HDR10+, 4608Hz PWM
600 Nits (typ), 1800 Nits (HBM), 6500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.8 inches [Similar] 6.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1280 x 2800 pixels (453 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (498 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.88% 91.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 200 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 200 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 200 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, dual-pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.8, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5 optical zoom
8 MP, 116˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
200 MP, f/1.4, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.9, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Laser AF, Best Face, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120fps, HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.4, 23mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm
Panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 80W wired, 55W PPS, 13.5W PD/QC
Reverse wired
Bypass charging
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min
25W wireless (Qi2.2)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 7000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -