realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

Comparing the realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,631, while realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition scores 2,988, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a screen size of 7.61 inches, while realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers 6.78 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 50 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 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 10 MP, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition delivers longer battery life with 14h 18m, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 delivers 13h 30m, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition

₹62,999

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

₹179,000

@ Croma

Summary

Spec Score

86%

95%

98%

Release Date

22 Sep, 2026

23 Jul, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	7.61 inches (19.33 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1848x2448 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	5.45 inches (13.84 cm)	N/A
N/A	Dynamic AMOLED 2X	N/A
N/A	1248x1972 px	N/A

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	4800 mAh	8000 mAh
80W Super Flash Charging	45W	80W Super Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.8/10

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Refreshing, useful new form factor
Thin & light, with solid build quality
Samsung's ecosystem
Good performance & battery life

Excellent 200MP cameras and an optional Hasselblad teleconverter
Stellar two-day battery life
Flat, bright 6.78-inch display with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Smooth and optimised ColorOS 17

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Priced on the higher side
One-handed usage isn't great

Rs 1,99,999 is a lot of money
Charges slower than the Find X9 Ultra
Five years of OS updates, against seven from Google and Samsung

User Ratings

N/A

4.9/5

(615 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

983,589 AnTuTu Score	3,252,918 AnTuTu Score	4,214,275 AnTuTu Score
14h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹179,000

@ Croma

₹199,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 21, 2026

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

3 Year

7 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

7 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Samsung One UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro MT6995

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 840

Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Vapor Chamber

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.

983,589

3,252,918

4,214,275

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

12.0 s

17.0 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.

862

6,959

6,740

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

7.61 inches (19.33 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1848x2448 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6500 nits

3000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

4:3

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

403 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.24 %

89.68 %

91.13 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.57 %

87.9 %

95.5 %

Design

Height

162.60 mm

123.9 mm

161.3 mm

Width

77.60 mm

81.9 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

7.75 mm

9.7 mm

8.40 mm

Weight

192 grams

201 grams

233 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Polycarbonate

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm
Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

N/A

200 MP
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

12288 x 16384 Pixels

6120 x 8160 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

30 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

4800 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Si/C Li-Ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 26 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 6W Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

14h 18m

13h 30m

20h 43m

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

49m

59m

1h 22m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)