realme 16 Pro Plus vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the realme 16 Pro Plus vs iQOO 15R 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: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while realme 16 Pro Plus scores 4,058, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while iQOO 15R offers 6.59 inches, making realme 16 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. Both realme 16 Pro Plus and iQOO 15R feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while iQOO 15R offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 15R offers 32 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 19h 00m, while iQOO 15R delivers 18h 23m, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: iQOO 15R offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 Pro Plus offers 128 GB, making iQOO 15R the better option for storage.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while realme 16 Pro Plus is rated 8.2.

User Rating: realme 16 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while iQOO 15R has a rating of 4.4.

realme 16 Pro Plus

₹53,999

@ Amazon

iQOO 15R

₹53,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

03 Mar, 2026

13 Sep, 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	7600 mAh	3349 mAh
80W Ultra Charging	100W Super Flash Charging	20W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(1,506 ratings)

4.4/5

(857 ratings)

4.6/5

(260,884 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,434,981 AnTuTu Score	3,078,708 AnTuTu Score	N/A
19h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹53,999

@ Amazon

₹53,990

@ Amazon

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

3 Years

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Apple A16 Bionic

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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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Adreno 826

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5

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

3,078,708

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

13.0 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.

2,107

5,071

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.2 %

26.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6500 nits

5000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

4608 Hz

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

466 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.35 %

90.69 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Scratch-resistant glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.0 %

94.57 %

N/A

Design

Height

162.5 mm

157.61 mm

147.6 mm

Width

76.3 mm

74.42 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.9 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

198 grams

202 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Vegan Leather

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

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

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm 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 Camera1/4.0" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel 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 Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

7600 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 4.5W 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

18h 23m

N/A

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

47m

45m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands: