Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE 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 S26 FE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,911, while realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition scores 2,869, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better performer.

Display: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 6.74 inches, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE 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 S26 FE 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 S26 FE offers 12 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 S26 FE delivers 10h 16m, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 128 GB, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

₹79,999

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realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition

₹62,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

09 2026

10 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.736 inches (171.1 mm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


4900 mAh	7000 mAh	7200 mAh
45W Fast Charging	80W Super Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.4/10

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N/A

8.0/10

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Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

Device yet to be reviewed

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

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General

Launch Date

September 4, 2026

(Official)

September 21, 2026

(Official)

October 6, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Year

3 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Processor

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Galileo

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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.

2,471,984

983,589

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

31.0 s

27.0 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.

5,513

862

1,832

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

N/A

5000 nits

Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1400 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

382 ppi

450 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.69 %

89.24 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.69 %

93.57 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.6 mm

162.60 mm

157.52 mm

Width

76.9 mm

77.60 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.75 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

193 grams

192 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

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 Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

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

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

12288 x 16384 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

30 x Digital Zoom

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4900 mAh

7000 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

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

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 6W Reverse Charging

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.

10h 16m

14h 18m

18h 36m

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

1h 6m

49m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)