realme 16 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
| Key differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in Egypt | 35,089 EGP | 40,400 EGP |
| Screen | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches (171.1 mm) |
| Refresh rate | 144Hz | 120Hz |
| Main camera | Dual rear camera: 200 MP | 50 MP (F1.8) |
| Selfie | 50 MP | 12 MP (F2.2) without autofocus |
| Battery | 7000 mAh (typical) / 6830 mAh (rated) | 4900 mAh |
| Charging | 80W Ultra Charge | Fast charging |
| RAM | 8 GB or 12 GB LPDDR4X | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB – 512 GB | 128 GB – 512 GB |
| Weight | 192 g | 193 g |
| Water resistance | — | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Launch | ||
| OS | realme UI 7.0 | Android 17 with One UI 9 |
| Updates | — | Up to 7 major Android upgrades and up to 7 years of security updates |
| Model numbers | — | SM-S741BLGVMEA |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | Height: 162.60 mm, Width: 77.60 mm, Thickness: 7.75 mm (Pebble Grey, Orchid Purple) / 7.79 mm (Master Gold) | 161.6 × 76.9 × 7.4 mm |
| Weight | 192 g | 193 g |
| Build | — | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ front and back with aluminum alloy frame |
| IP rating | — | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Colors | Master Gold, Orchid Purple, Pebble Grey, Harry Potter Edition | Pistachio, Graphite, Blueberry |
| Display | ||
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches (171.1 mm) |
| Resolution | FHD+ 1272×2772 pixels | 1080 × 2340 pixels (FHD+) |
| Refresh rate | 144Hz | 120Hz |
| Brightness | Normal brightness 600nit (brightness can be increased to 1000nit from settings bar); HBM: 1400nit; APL: 6500nit | — |
| Protection | AGC DT star D+ | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max 5G | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| CPU | Octa-core | 10 cores (3.3GHz, 2.74GHz, 2.36GHz, 1.8GHz) |
| GPU | Arm Mali-G615 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| RAM | 8 GB or 12 GB LPDDR4X | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB or 512 GB UFS3.1 | 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS3.1 | 256 GB |
| Card slot | Not supported | No |
| Main camera | ||
| Cameras | Dual rear camera: 200 MP (f/1.8, FOV 84°, 6P, AF, OIS) + 8 MP (f/2.2, FOV 112°, 5P) | 50 MP (F1.8) + 12 MP (F2.2) + 8 MP (F2.4) with autofocus, OIS, 3x optical zoom and up to 30x digital zoom |
| Camera features | Rear: Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Panorama, Slow motion, Long exposure, Dual video, Time-lapse, High resolution, Google Lens, Underwater, Text hyperlink, Scan, Tilt and shift. Front: Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Panorama, Dual video, Time-lapse, High resolution | 50.0 MP + 12.0 MP + 8.0 MP, aperture F1.8 and F2.2 and F2.4, autofocus, OIS, 3x optical zoom, up to 30x digital zoom, flash |
| Video | 4K at 30fps, 1080p at 60/30fps, 720p at 60/30fps, 1080p SLO-MO at 120fps, 720p SLO-MO at 240/120fps | 8K video recording (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps, and 240 fps slow motion at FHD |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Selfie | 50 MP (f/2.4, FOV 86.7°, 5P) | 12 MP (F2.2) without autofocus |
| Selfie video | 4K at 30fps, 1080P at 60 and 30fps (with Retouch enabled), 720P at 30fps, 4K EIS/OIS video at 30fps, 1080P EIS/OIS video at 60 and 30fps (with Retouch enabled), 720P EIS/OIS video at 30fps, 1080P time-lapse at 30fps, supports multi-angle video recording, supports HDR video recording, supports zoom video recording | 12.0 MP, aperture F2.2, without autofocus |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | — | Stereo |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes, Type-C earphones: supported (digital and analog Type-C earphones) | No (USB Type-C port) |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 7000 mAh (typical) / 6830 mAh (rated) | 4900 mAh |
| Charging | 80W Ultra Charge, 55W PPS, 13.5W PD2.0, 10W BC1.2 | Fast charging |
| Wireless charging | No | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network | 5G NR, LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA, GSM | 2G GSM, 3G WCDMA, 4G LTE FDD, 4G LTE TDD, 5G Sub6 FDD, 5G Sub6 TDD |
| SIM | Dual nano-SIM (supports eSIM in Europe) | Nano-SIM (4FF) and eSIM, dual SIM support |
| eSIM | No (Europe supports eSIM) | Yes (eSIM) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11a/b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, HE160, MIMO, 1024-QAM |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4, Low Energy | Bluetooth v5.4 |
| Positioning | Single-band GNSS: Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS; supports A-GPS, WLAN positioning, cellular network positioning, A-GNSS | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | Supported (region dependent) | Yes |
| USB | — | USB Type-C, USB 2.0 |
| Infrared | Yes, infrared remote control | — |
| Extra features | ||
| Fingerprint | Supported, optical in-display fingerprint | Yes (fingerprint sensor) |
| Sensors | Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, color temperature sensor, electronic compass, accelerometer, gyroscope, optical in-display fingerprint sensor, infrared remote control | Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro, geomagnetic sensor, hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor |
| SAR | — | Not mentioned |
