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

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 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: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.74 GHz, while realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition runs at 2.5 GHz, 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 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

₹174,999

@ Samsung Shop

realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition

₹62,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

07 2026

09 2026

09 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Main Display


7.61 inches (19.33 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1848x2448 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

5.45 inches (13.84 cm)	N/A	N/A
1248x1972 px	N/A	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4800 mAh	7000 mAh	3349 mAh
45W	80W Super Flash Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10

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N/A

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.9/5

(615 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(260,884 ratings)

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₹174,999

@ Samsung Shop

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₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

July 22, 2026

(Official)

September 21, 2026

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

7 Year

3 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

4 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Realme UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

Apple A16 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Mali-G615 MC2

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling

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.

3,252,918

983,589

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 s

31.0 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.

6,959

862

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

7.61 inches (19.33 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1848x2448 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

N/A

2000 nits

Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A

1400 nits

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

4:3

19.6:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

450 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.68 %

89.24 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.9 %

93.57 %

N/A

Design

Height

123.9 mm

162.60 mm

147.6 mm

Width

81.9 mm

77.60 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

7.75 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

201 grams

192 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Gorilla Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

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

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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 Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KHP5 0.5µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

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

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

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6120 x 8160 Pixels

12288 x 16384 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

30 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4800 mAh

7000 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 6W Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

13h 30m

14h 18m

N/A

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

59m

49m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

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 / N71 / 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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 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)
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) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 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: