Samsung Galaxy S25 FE vs realme 16 Pro Plus

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE vs realme 16 Pro Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,687, while realme 16 Pro Plus scores 4,058, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the better performer.

Display: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 6.7 inches, making realme 16 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to realme 16 Pro Plus's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 12 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 4900 mAh, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S25 FE and realme 16 Pro Plus offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme 16 Pro Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE is rated 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE and realme 16 Pro Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

₹49,919

@ Amazon

realme 16 Pro Plus

₹53,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

91%

88%

87%

Release Date

29 Sep, 2025

12 Jan, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Deca Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4900 mAh	7000 mAh	8000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	80W Ultra Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Sleek, premium design
Vibrant display, great speakers
7 years of updates
Dependable cameras

Unique design with robust IP69K protection
Good camera performance in most scenarios
Decent performance for general users
Exceptional battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Limited 8GB RAM
Average battery life
Tends to heat up

Ultrawide camera performance could be better
Software support feels lacking for the price
The phone is a bit heavy

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(11,120 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,559 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,069,599 AnTuTu Score	1,434,981 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	19h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹49,919

@ Amazon

₹53,999

@ Amazon

₹139,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 04, 2025

(Official)

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Years

3 Years

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

4 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Realme UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

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Processor

Deca Core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 940

Adreno 722

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

2,069,599

1,434,981

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

23.0 s

N/A

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

2,107

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.8 %

22.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

6500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

4608 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

453 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.99 %

91.35 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Scratch-resistant glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.0 %

96.0 %

Design

Height

161.3 mm

162.5 mm

156.5 mm

Width

76.6 mm

76.3 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.1 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

190 grams

198 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Vegan Leather

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.88 Telephoto Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes 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)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

120 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4900 mAh

7000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

N/A

19h 00m

N/A

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

57m

47m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 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 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) / 1500(band 32) / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / 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 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 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 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) / 1500(band 32) / 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)