realme GT 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Comparing the realme GT 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme GT 8 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE runs at 3.3 GHz, making realme GT 8 Pro the better performer.

Display: realme GT 8 Pro offers a screen size of 6.79 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 6.74 inches, making realme GT 8 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to realme GT 8 Pro's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme GT 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 FE feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme GT 8 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 12 MP, making realme GT 8 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme GT 8 Pro delivers longer battery life with 12h 45m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE delivers 10h 16m, making realme GT 8 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme GT 8 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 128 GB, making realme GT 8 Pro the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while realme GT 8 Pro is rated 8.3.

realme GT 8 Pro

₹72,999

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

₹79,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

11 2025

09 2026

09 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.79 inches (17.25 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x3136 px (QHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	4900 mAh	3692 mAh
120W Super VOOC Charging	45W Fast Charging	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

Unique design with switchable camera modules
Exceptional day-to-day and gaming performance
Impressive 200MP telephoto lens and Ricoh GR modes
Fluid, responsive and customisable software

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Inconsistent primary camera
Underwhelming battery life
USB 2.0

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.3/5

(134 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

November 21, 2025

(Official)

September 4, 2026

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Year

7 Year

N/A

Security Updates

5 Year

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Realme UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

Apple A19

Processor

Octa core

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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Galileo

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

3,932,397

2,471,984

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

16.0 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.

7,235

5,513

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.4 %

N/A

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.79 inches (17.25 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1440x3136 px (QHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

7000 nits

1900 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1200 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi

382 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.8 %

89.69 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.20 %

89.69 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.80 mm

161.6 mm

149.6 mm

Width

76.87 mm

76.9 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.4 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

214 grams

193 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Eco Leather

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 90° field-of-view22 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm 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/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 0.5µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

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

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

4900 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging v3.0 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging 100% in 79 minutes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W 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.

12h 45m

10h 16m

N/A

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

39m

1h 6m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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)
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) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)