realme 16 Pro Plus vs vivo V70 FE

Comparing the realme 16 Pro Plus vs vivo V70 FE 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: realme 16 Pro Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,058, while vivo V70 FE scores 3,035, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better performer.

Display: vivo V70 FE offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16 Pro Plus offers 6.8 inches, making vivo V70 FE the larger display of the two. Both realme 16 Pro Plus and vivo V70 FE feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16 Pro Plus and vivo V70 FE feature a 200 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both realme 16 Pro Plus and vivo V70 FE feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 16 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 19h 00m, while vivo V70 FE delivers 16h 35m, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16 Pro Plus and vivo V70 FE offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme 16 Pro Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while vivo V70 FE is rated 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while vivo V70 FE has a rating of 4.4.

realme 16 Pro Plus

₹53,999

@ Amazon

vivo V70 FE

₹38,300

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

09 Apr, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


7000 mAh	7000 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Ultra Charging	90W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Unique design with robust IP69K protection
Good camera performance in most scenarios
Decent performance for general users
Exceptional battery life

Unique design
Reliable performance
Decent battery life
Loaded camera features

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Ultrawide camera performance could be better
Software support feels lacking for the price
The phone is a bit heavy

May not appeal to power users
Camera quality needs improvement

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.5/5

(1,517 ratings)

4.4/5

(991 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,016 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,434,981 AnTuTu Score	990,352 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
19h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 35m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹53,999

@ Amazon

₹38,300

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Mali-G615 MP2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

1,434,981

990,352

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

15.0 s

17.0 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.

2,107

867

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.2 %

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6500 nits

1900 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

4608 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.35 %

90.29 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.0 %

N/A

96.80 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm

163.70 mm

162.7 mm

Width

76.3 mm

76.20 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.59 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

198 grams

200 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.881/1.56" sensor size S5KHP5

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.88 Telephoto Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Film Camera
SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

N/A

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging 100% in 60 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 5W Reverse 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.

19h 00m

16h 35m

14h 01m

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

47m

1h 1m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)