Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) vs Realme GT 8 Pro
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92
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) (with Exynos 2600) that was released on February 25, 2026, against the Realme GT 8 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 24 grams less
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 Pro
- Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4900 mAh
- Shows 37% longer battery life (37:13 vs 27:15 hours)
- Delivers 55% higher peak brightness (4000 against 2577 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4024K versus 3119K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3711 and 3167 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.79 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1440 x 3136 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 516 ppi | 508 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 7000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 | 60-120 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.7% | 91% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple | White, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.01/5) | Good (3.24/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Average (D) · 60 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2600 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3800 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (1 + 3 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2.75 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.25 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 3.8 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Xclipse 960 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1792 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 980 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~7024.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27019 | 28004 |
| Single-core score | 3167 | 3711 |
| Multi-core score | 11029 | 11175 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1002073 | 1129296 |
| GPU | 1194326 | 1516328 |
| Memory | 396706 | 465192 |
| UX | 526717 | 913920 |
| Total score | 3119822 | 4024736 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3001 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 57 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 42 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12974 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 30905 |
| Video editing | - | 7273 |
| Photo editing | - | 69025 |
| Data manipulation | - | 18371 |
| Writing score | - | 43824 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (91st and 25th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-11 (Phrog) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3167 / 11029 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (Phrog) | AnTuTu 11 | 3161126 |
| 📘 2026-06-27 (ainvine) | AnTuTu 11 | 3119822 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Elnur) | AnTuTu 11 | 2917441 |
| 📘 2026-02-27 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 27019 |
Realme GT 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Mj.) | AnTuTu 11 | 4016269 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (Gulhark) | AnTuTu 11 | 3957182 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Zergo) | AnTuTu 11 | 3898421 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Vladsmesh) | AnTuTu 11 | 4243822 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 (mrt) | AnTuTu 11 | 4379440 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 30.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4900 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (86% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1100 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:28 hr | 16:17 hr |
| Watching video | 22:00 hr | 24:49 hr |
| Gaming | 06:55 hr | 08:34 hr |
| Standby | 107 hr | 157 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGNG | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3LD | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2026 | October 2025 |
| Release date | March 2026 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1249 | $999 |
| SAR (head) | 0.78 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.22 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Realme GT 8 Pro. But if the connectivity, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos).
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