POCO F7 vs realme 16

Comparing the POCO F7 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: POCO F7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,660, while realme 16 scores 2,068, making POCO F7 the better performer.

Display: POCO F7 offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making POCO F7 the larger display of the two. POCO F7 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making POCO F7 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both POCO F7 and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO F7 offers 20 MP, making realme 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO F7 delivers longer battery life with 20h 36m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making POCO F7 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO F7 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 offers 128 GB, making POCO F7 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: realme 16 receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while POCO F7 is rated 7.5.

User Rating: realme 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while POCO F7 has a rating of 4.4.

POCO F7

₹35,999

@ Flipkart

realme 16

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

01 Jul, 2025

06 Apr, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 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	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


7550 mAh	7000 mAh	6500 mAh
90W Turbo Charging	60W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Durable design
Excellent performance
Solid battery life
Long-term software support

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

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Hefty at 222g
Many pre-installed apps

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(22,869 ratings)

4.5/5

(893 ratings)

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,106,422 AnTuTu Score	611,679 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
20h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹35,999

@ Flipkart

₹33,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jul 01, 2025

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.01 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.01 GHz, Dual core

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

2,106,422

611,679

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

30.0 s

14.0 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.

4,363

382

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.1 %

21.0 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

4200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1700 nits

1400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

397 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.9 %

88.24 %

90.11 %

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

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.70 %

93 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

163.1 mm

158.30 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.93 mm

75.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm

8.10 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

222 grams

183 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Beautify

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @960 fps

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Vlog Mode
Video Pro Mode
Short Video Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7550 mAh

7000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging 50% in 26 minutes

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

20h 36m

14h 38m

16h 04m

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

0h 45m 0s

1h 11m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 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) / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)