Nothing Phone 4a vs realme 16

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a vs realme 16 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: Nothing Phone 4a runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while realme 16 runs at 2.5 GHz, making Nothing Phone 4a the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a the larger display of the two. Both Nothing Phone 4a and realme 16 feature the same Flexible AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 32 MP, making realme 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making Nothing Phone 4a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 4a and realme 16 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nothing Phone 4a and realme 16 equally at 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 4a has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

realme 16

₹30,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

80%

Release Date

13 Mar, 2026

06 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED
1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Mono Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5400 mAh	7000 mAh
50W Quick Charging	60W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.1/10

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Pros

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Slim, lightweight build
Great battery life
Good selfie camera

Cons

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

User Ratings

4.4/5

(6,684 ratings)

4.5/5

(893 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	611,679 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.5 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 810

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 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.

1,176,492

611,679

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

30.0 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.

1,116

382

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

38.6 %

21.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

Resolution

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

4200 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1400 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

440 ppi

397 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.37 %

88.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm

158.30 mm

Width

77.5 mm

75.1 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.10 mm

Weight

205 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5400 mAh

7000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 60W Fast 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.

14h 42m

14h 38m

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

1h 11m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)