OPPO Reno14 vs realme 16

Comparing the OPPO Reno14 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: OPPO Reno14 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,105, while realme 16 scores 2,068, making OPPO Reno14 the better performer.

Display: OPPO Reno14 offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making OPPO Reno14 the larger display of the two. realme 16 features a Flexible AMOLED display compared to OPPO Reno14's LTPS OLED, making realme 16 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OPPO Reno14 and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both OPPO Reno14 and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 16 delivers longer battery life with 14h 38m, while OPPO Reno14 delivers 12h 20m, making realme 16 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OPPO Reno14 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 offers 128 GB, making OPPO Reno14 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OPPO Reno14 and realme 16 equally at 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OPPO Reno14 has a rating of 4.4.

OPPO Reno14

₹39,549

@ Amazon

realme 16

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

08 Jul, 2025

06 Apr, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek MT6897	MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LTPS OLED	Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1256x2760 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	16 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	7000 mAh	6000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	60W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Premium design
Vibrant AMOLED display
Strong daylight cameras
Decent battery life

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Lots of pre-installed apps
Powers users might be left wanting

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(7,165 ratings)

4.5/5

(895 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,405,935 AnTuTu Score	611,679 AnTuTu Score	N/A
12h 20m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹39,549

@ Amazon

₹33,999

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jul 08, 2025

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

ColorOS

Realme UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6897

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC6

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

1,405,935

611,679

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

30.0 s

N/A

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.

3,049

382

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.7 %

21.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LTPS OLED

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1256x2760 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

4200 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1400 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

397 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.18 %

88.24 %

87.32 %

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)

93.4 %

93 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.9 mm

158.30 mm

164.4 mm

Width

74.7 mm

75.1 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.10 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

187 grams

183 grams

210 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

7000 mAh

6000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging v3.0 100% in 48 minutes

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

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.

12h 20m

14h 38m

N/A

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

0h 47m 0s

1h 11m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes

N/A

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 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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)

4G Bands:

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