OPPO A16 vs realme Narzo 50A

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Comparing the OPPO A16 vs realme Narzo 50A across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme Narzo 50A scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,344, while OPPO A16 scores 1,007, making realme Narzo 50A the better performer.


Display: OPPO A16 offers a screen size of 6.52 inches, while realme Narzo 50A offers 6.5 inches, making OPPO A16 the larger display of the two. Both OPPO A16 and realme Narzo 50A feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme Narzo 50A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while OPPO A16 offers 13 MP, making realme Narzo 50A better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both OPPO A16 and realme Narzo 50A feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: realme Narzo 50A offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while OPPO A16 offers 5000 mAh, making realme Narzo 50A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both OPPO A16 and realme Narzo 50A offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: realme Narzo 50A receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OPPO A16 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

72%
74%

Release Date

20 Sep, 2021
24 Sep, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Helio G35
MediaTek Helio G85
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Helio G35 vs Helio G85

Display

6.52 inches (16.56 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
18W Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.5/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Good daylight photography
  • Long battery life
  • Decent performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Lacks WideVine L1 certification
  • Display could use a higher refresh rate
  • Depth sensor serves little purpose

User Ratings

4.3/5
(5,055 ratings)
4.4/5
(390,810 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

100,037
AnTuTu Score
218,890
AnTuTu Score
N/A
17h 53m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 20, 2021
(Official)
Sep 24, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

Custom UI

ColorOS
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G35
View Details
MediaTek Helio G85
View Details

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Mali-G52 MC2

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

100,037
218,890

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
32.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
44.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.52 inches  (16.56 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

480 nits
570 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.88 %
81.7 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.7 %
88.7 %

Design

Height

163.8 mm
164.5 mm

Width

75.6 mm
75.9 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
9.6 mm

Weight

190 grams
207 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26.79 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size S5KJN1 ISO-CELL
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Quick Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

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.

N/A
17h 53m

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

N/A
2h 34m 24s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.983 W/kg Body: 0.554 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer