Samsung Galaxy F16 5G vs realme P3

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy F16 5G vs realme P3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy F16 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while realme P3 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy F16 5G the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy F16 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while realme P3 offers 6.67 inches, making Samsung Galaxy F16 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy F16 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme P3's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy F16 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy F16 5G and realme P3 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme P3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy F16 5G offers 13 MP, making realme P3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme P3 delivers longer battery life with 12h 44m, while Samsung Galaxy F16 5G delivers None, making realme P3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy F16 5G and realme P3 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: realme P3 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy F16 5G has a rating of 4.1.

Samsung Galaxy F16 5G

₹12,499

@ Flipkart

realme P3

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

13 Mar, 2025

19 Mar, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


13 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	6000 mAh	6600 mAh
25W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
N/A	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

IP69-rated design
Good display
Great performance
Decent cameras

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

No OIS support
Pre-installed apps

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5

(4,321 ratings)

4.3/5

(30,603 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	764,410 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	12h 44m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹12,499

@ Flipkart

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 13, 2025

(Official)

Mar 19, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 810

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

764,410

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

27.0 s

14.0 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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

22.7 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

800 nits

2000 nits

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

395 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.86 %

87.03 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

92.65 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm

163.15 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.9 mm

75.65 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.97 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

192 grams

194 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size IMX480 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.61µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
Depth Camera

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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

12h 44m

15h 10m

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

N/A

1h 1m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1.5 TB

Yes Up to 2 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)