Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Realme 16x
Product
Price
260 USD
260 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Realme Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy Note8
Realme 16x
Launch Date
2017, January 28
2026, August 12
Website
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, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Dimensions
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
166.5 x 78.2 x 8.8 mm (6.56 x 3.08 x 0.35 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz)
217 g (7.65 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
Endurance Brown, Glory White
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
IPS LCD, 144Hz, 975 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM)
Size
6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.81 inches, 113.4 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 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)
Android 16, up to 2 major OS updates, Realme UI 7.0
Chipset
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
6GB
4GB/6GB
Storage
64GB/128GB/256GB
,UFS 2.1
128GB/256GB
UFS 2.2
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
microSDXC
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30/60fps
Lens 1
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
Dual
Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
45W wired, 45W PPS, 13.5W PD/QC
7W reverse wired
Bypass charging
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ,Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation
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, LE, aptX
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO ,Yes
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG