Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 vs Realme 16x

Product
Realme 16x
260 USD

Price
260 USD
260 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Realme Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy A8 - 2018
Realme 16x

Launch Date
2016, January 31
2026, August 12

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Dimensions
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
166.5 x 78.2 x 8.8 mm (6.56 x 3.08 x 0.35 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz)
217 g (7.65 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Endurance Brown, Glory White

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
IPS LCD, 144Hz, 975 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM)
Size
5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
6.81 inches, 113.4 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)

OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Android 16, up to 2 major OS updates, Realme UI 7.0
Chipset
Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
4GB
4GB/6GB
Storage
32GB
128GB/256GB UFS 2.2
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC

Lens 1
16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30/60fps

Lens 1
16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
Dual
Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
45W wired, 45W PPS, 13.5W PD/QC 7W reverse wired Bypass charging

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer ,ANT+
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS ,YesRadio,FM radio
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
Yes
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG