Moto G96 5G vs realme 16T 5G

Comparing the Moto G96 5G vs realme 16T 5G 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: Moto G96 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,909, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making Moto G96 5G the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while Moto G96 5G offers 6.67 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. Moto G96 5G features a P-OLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making Moto G96 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Moto G96 5G and realme 16T 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Moto G96 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making Moto G96 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Moto G96 5G delivers 10h 53m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Moto G96 5G and realme 16T 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme 16T 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Moto G96 5G is rated 7.7.

User Rating: realme 16T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Moto G96 5G has a rating of 4.4.

Moto G96 5G

₹20,999

(Out of Stock)

realme 16T 5G

₹25,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

86%

76%

Release Date

16 Jul, 2025

27 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 2	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
P-OLED	LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera


32 MP	16 MP

Battery


5500 mAh	8000 mAh
33W Turbo Power Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.7/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Sleek and lighweight design
Beautiful 144Hz curved display
Decent primary camera
Reliable battery endurance

Reliable battery life
Good thermals for gaming
Large high refresh rate display

Cons

Limited Android upgrades
Performance could've been better

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

User Ratings

4.4/5

(93,689 ratings)

4.5/5

(613 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

625,098 AnTuTu Score	633,631 AnTuTu Score
10h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 16, 2025

(Official)

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

1 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Year

4 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB	6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

625,098

633,631

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

31.0 s

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.

779

386

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.1 %

11.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

P-OLED (Curved Display)

LCD

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

975 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.58 %

87.3 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.77 %

90.4 %

Design

Height

161.86 mm

166.4 mm

Width

73.26 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.93 mm

8.88 mm

Weight

178.10 grams

224 grams

Build Material

Back: Premium Vegan Leather

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8LYT 700C 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.14" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

8000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

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.

10h 53m

17h 41m

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

1h 7m 0s

1h 31m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)