realme 16T 5G vs Motorola Edge 70

Comparing the realme 16T 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 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: Motorola Edge 70 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,131, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making Motorola Edge 70 the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 offers 6.7 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making Motorola Edge 70 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16T 5G and Motorola Edge 70 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Motorola Edge 70 delivers 11h 13m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16T 5G offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while realme 16T 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: Motorola Edge 70 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme 16T 5G has a rating of 4.2.

realme 16T 5G

₹31,999

@ Amazon

Motorola Edge 70

₹34,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

77%

87%

83%

Release Date

27 May, 2026

23 Dec, 2025

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
720x1570 px (HD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
144 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
2 MP Mono Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


8000 mAh	5000 mAh	6000 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	68W Turbo Charging	33W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	uMCP	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Exceptionally slim and lightweight
Satisfactory cameras
One day battery life
Decent performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

Ocassionally choppy videos
Poor speakers

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(1,684 ratings)

4.4/5

(12,799 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,084 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

633,631 AnTuTu Score	1,402,932 AnTuTu Score	N/A
17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹31,999

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Amazon

₹30,741

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Dec 15, 2025

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

4 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Hello UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A710 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

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)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 722

Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

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.

633,631

1,402,932

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

18.0 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.

386

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.8 %

24.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1570 px (HD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Brightness

975 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1600 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

480 Hz

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz

300 Hz

1000 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

254 ppi

444 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.3 %

91.22 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.4 %

94.6 %

N/A

Design

Height

166.4 mm

159.9 mm

164.4 mm

Width

78.2 mm

74.3 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm

5.99 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

224 grams

159 grams

210 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

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

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

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

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 Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.28µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Action Mode
Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

8000 mAh

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 40 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 7.5W 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

11h 13m

N/A

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

1h 31m

44m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

uMCP

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)