realme GT 8 Pro vs realme 16 Pro Plus

Comparing the realme GT 8 Pro 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: realme GT 8 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 11,088, while realme 16 Pro Plus scores 4,058, making realme GT 8 Pro the better performer.

Display: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while realme GT 8 Pro offers 6.79 inches, making realme 16 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. Both realme GT 8 Pro and realme 16 Pro Plus feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while realme GT 8 Pro 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 realme GT 8 Pro offers 32 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 19h 00m, while realme GT 8 Pro delivers 12h 45m, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme GT 8 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 Pro Plus offers 128 GB, making realme GT 8 Pro the better option for storage.

Expert Review: realme GT 8 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while realme 16 Pro Plus is rated 8.2.

User Rating: realme 16 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme GT 8 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

realme GT 8 Pro

₹72,999

@ Flipkart

realme 16 Pro Plus

₹53,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

11 2025

01 2026

09 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.79 inches (17.25 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1440x3136 px (QHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


7000 mAh	7000 mAh	3349 mAh
120W Super VOOC Charging	80W Ultra Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

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

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

Inconsistent primary camera
Underwhelming battery life
USB 2.0

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

4.3/5

(139 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,517 ratings)

4.6/5

(261,119 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹72,999

@ Flipkart

₹53,999

@ Amazon

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

November 21, 2025

(Official)

January 6, 2026

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Years

5 Years

Security Updates

5 Year

4 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Realme UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Apple A16 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

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

Adreno 722

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

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.

3,932,397

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.

7,235

2,107

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.4 %

22.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.79 inches (17.25 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1440x3136 px (QHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

7000 nits

6500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1800 nits

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

4608 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi

453 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.8 %

91.35 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Scratch-resistant glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.20 %

94.0 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.80 mm

162.5 mm

147.6 mm

Width

76.87 mm

76.3 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.1 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

214 grams

198 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Eco Leather

Back: Vegan Leather

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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 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

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

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

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

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 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/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm 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

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

120 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical 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 @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Video HDR

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/2.88" 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
HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

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

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging 100% in 79 minutes

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W 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.

12h 45m

19h 00m

N/A

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

39m

47m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

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 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 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 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 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 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 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: