realme 16T 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G

Comparing the realme 16T 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G 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: Both realme 16T 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G run at the same processing speed of 2.4 GHz.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while realme 16T 5G offers 6.81 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G the larger display of the two. Both realme 16T 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16T 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16T 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offers 8 MP, making realme 16T 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G delivers longer battery life with 19h 57m, while realme 16T 5G delivers 17h 41m, making Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16T 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while realme 16T 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: realme 16T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G has a rating of 3.1.

realme 16T 5G

₹30,999

@ Amazon

Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G

₹23,998

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

27 May, 2026

10 Sep, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 4 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	LCD	Extreme AMOLED
720x1570 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
2 MP Mono Camera	2 MP Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	8 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


8000 mAh	7900 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	45W Turbo Charging	90W Turbo Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Reliable battery life
Good thermals for gaming
Large high refresh rate display

Large, colourful display
Tremendous battery life
Long-term software support
Rich sounding stereo speakers

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

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

Heavy, bulky build
Average low light camera results

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.2/5

(373 ratings)

3.1/5

(33 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,016 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

633,631 AnTuTu Score	734,484 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	19h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹30,999

@ Amazon

₹23,998

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Sep 03, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

HyperOS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa 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)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

633,631

734,484

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

30.0 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.

386

400

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.8 %

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1570 px (HD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

975 nits

675 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

825 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz

240 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

254 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.3 %

86.16 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

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)

90.4 %

N/A

96.80 %

Design

Height

166.4 mm

170.12 mm

162.7 mm

Width

78.2 mm

78.42 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm

8.8 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

224 grams

232 grams

183 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Leather

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP

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

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.05 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

8000 mAh

7900 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 45W Turbo Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

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.

17h 41m

19h 57m

14h 01m

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

1h 31m

1h 14m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

Yes Up to 2 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / 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)
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) / 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 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / 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) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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)