Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A26 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Realme GT 8 Pro

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Realme
Announced March 2025 March 2025 October 2025
Status Coming Soon - March 2025 Coming Soon - March 2025 Available - October 2025
Price Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 72,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray Diary White, Urban Blue, Green, Aston Martin Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm
(6.46 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm
(6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)
161.8 x 76.9 x 8.2 mm
(6.37 x 3.03 x 0.32 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 214 g or 218 g (7.55 oz or 7.69 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - China
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA - China
SAR EU 0.41 W/kg (head)
0.96 W/kg (body)
0.61 W/kg (head)
1.05 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 7 One UI 7 Realme UI 7.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM, Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - Global
Exynos 1280 (5 nm) - LATAM
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz), Exynos 1580 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
GPU Mali-G68 MP5 - Global
Mali-G68 - LATAM
Xclipse 540 Adreno 840
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen
144Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
2000 Nits (HBM), 7000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass, Mohs Level 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1440 x 3136 pixels (508 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.54% 87.51% 90.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 200 MP + 50 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Best Face, Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 22mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
200 MP, f/2.6, 65mm, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.0, 16mm, 116˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88"
Ricoh Lens, Color Spectrum Sensor, HDR, Panorama, Switchable Camera Bump
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, HDR, Dolby Vision, 10-bit LOG
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, 24mm (wide), 1/3.1"
Panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR, Dolby Vision [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 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, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 120W wired, 120W UFCS, 14.4W PD, 55W PPS, 14.4W QC, 15 min to 50%, 43 min to 100%
50W wireless, 79 min to 100%
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -