LG G8 ThinQ vs realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition

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Comparing the LG G8 ThinQ vs realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG G8 ThinQ runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition runs at 2.5 GHz, making LG G8 ThinQ the better performer.


Display: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while LG G8 ThinQ offers 6.1 inches, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the larger display of the two. realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition features a AMOLED display compared to LG G8 ThinQ's OLED, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while LG G8 ThinQ offers 12 MP, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while LG G8 ThinQ offers 8 MP, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while LG G8 ThinQ offers 3500 mAh, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition better for longer battery life.


Storage: LG G8 ThinQ offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers 256 GB, making LG G8 ThinQ the better option for storage.

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LG G8 ThinQ
₹52,990
(Not Released in India)
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realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition
₹62,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

82%
85%

Release Date

23 Jan, 2020
22 Sep, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855
MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 855 vs Dimensity 7300 Max

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
OLED
AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
7000 mAh
Quick Charging
80W Super Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 3.1

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
983,589
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 18m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 21, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878
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Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
983,589

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
31.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
862
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
1000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

563 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.57 %
89.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
93.57 %

Design

Height

151.9 mm
162.60 mm

Width

71.8 mm
77.60 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.75 mm

Weight

167 grams
192 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.51.4µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KHP5 0.5µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.41µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
1µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 6W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
14h 18m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
49m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.819 W/kg Body: 0.761 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope