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Realme 16 Pro vs Realme 8

71 out of 100
Realme 16 Pro
VS
43 out of 100
Realme 8
Realme 16 Pro
Realme 8

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme 16 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max) that was released on January 6, 2026, against the Realme 8, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G95 and came out 4 years and 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme 16 Pro
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 71% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (919K versus 536K)
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • The phone is 4 years and 10 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7300 Max
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Realme 8
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 15 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Realme 16 Pro and Realme 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
16 Pro
76*
Realme 8
40*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
16 Pro
92*
Realme 8
57*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
16 Pro
71*
Realme 8
43*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 95% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Realme 8 to Realme 16 Pro is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, display, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
16 Pro
vs
Realme 8

Display

Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 430 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 180 Hz
Screen protection AGC DT star D+ Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 83.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 90.7%
PWM - 255 Hz
Response time - 8 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
16 Pro
6.78″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Realme 8
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
16 Pro
n/a
Realme 8
603 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 160.6 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gold, Gray, Purple Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.18/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
16 Pro +7%
89.5%
Realme 8
83.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 16 Pro and Realme 8
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MediaTek Helio G95
Max clock 2500 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G76 MC4
GPU shading units 256 96
GPU clock 1047 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~172.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 16 Pro and Realme 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
16 Pro +47%
998
Realme 8
681
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
16 Pro +60%
2881
Realme 8
1798
Compute Score (GPU)
16 Pro +14%
2508
Realme 8
2207
Compute Score (GPU) 2508 2207
Single-core score 998 681
Multi-core score 2881 1798
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
16 Pro +71%
919158
Realme 8
536149
CPU 328148 201521
GPU 124316 58583
Memory 190992 130020
UX 275702 146025
Total score 919158 536149
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
16 Pro
n/a
Realme 8
173
Stability - 91%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 173
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
16 Pro
n/a
Realme 8
418
Stability - 87%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 418
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
16 Pro
n/a
Realme 8
10316
Web score - 8874
Video editing - 6771
Photo editing - 26330
Data manipulation - 6560
Writing score - 11509
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme 16 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-25 (BIJAN Majumder)AnTuTu919158
📘 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)GeekBench GPU2492
📘 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)GeekBench GPU2508
📘 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)GeekBench CPU998 / 2881
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Realme 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-25 (Wow)AnTuTu514936
📘 2026-03-11 (treugosha)AnTuTu538679
📘 2025-10-12 (KhoaUnknown)AnTuTu536149
📘 2024-07-14 (seth16)GeekBench GPU2207
📘 2024-07-14 (seth16)GeekBench CPU681 / 1798
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Realme UI 4.0
OS size 36 GB 10 GB
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (80% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 26 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr 1:10 hr
Battery cycles 1600 cycles -
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 9248 x 6920
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Monochrome: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.3
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 120 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 12
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
16 Pro
n/a
Realme 8
80.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 March 2021
Release date January 2026 March 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $200
Successor - - Realme 16 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme 16 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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