Sony Xperia XZ vs realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition

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Comparing the Sony Xperia XZ vs realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Sony Xperia XZ runs at 2.15 GHz, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the better performer.


Display: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Sony Xperia XZ offers 5.2 inches, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the larger display of the two. realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia XZ's IPS LCD, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Sony Xperia XZ offers 23 MP, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Sony Xperia XZ offers 13 MP, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Sony Xperia XZ offers 2900 mAh, making realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia XZ offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition offers 256 GB, making Sony Xperia XZ the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

10 Oct, 2016
22 Sep, 2026
19 Sep, 2025

Performance

Snapdragon 820
MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max
Apple A19
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
Super Retina XDR OLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
50 MP
18 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2900 mAh
7000 mAh
3692 mAh
Quick Charging
80W Super Flash Charging
40W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
256 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 3.1
NVMe

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.3/10

Pros

  • Compact design
  • Good gaming performance
  • Good call quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
  • Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
  • Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
  • A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

  • Underwhelming rear camera
  • Clunky software UI
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life remains similar to last year
  • Lens flare in low light
  • Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4/5
(339 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29,409 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
983,589
AnTuTu Score
2,250,422
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 18m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 10, 2016
(Official)
Sep 21, 2026
(Official)
Sep 19, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16
iOS v26

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year
N/A

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year
N/A

Custom UI

N/A
Realme UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878
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Apple A19
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Processor

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Octa core

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

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Mali-G615 MC2
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

3 GB
12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
983,589
2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
31.0 s
16.0 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.

N/A
862
4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
10.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED
Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
1000 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1400 nits
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
144 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.6:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
450 ppi
458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %
89.24 %
90.89 %

Screen Protection

Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
93.57 %
N/A

Design

Height

146 mm
162.60 mm
149.6 mm

Width

72 mm
77.60 mm
71.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.75 mm
7.95 mm

Weight

161 grams
192 grams
177 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic Vegan Leather
Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KHP5 0.5µm pixel size
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
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5520 x 4140 Pixels
12288 x 16384 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
30 x Digital Zoom
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60 fps
4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS
50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size
18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

No
No
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2900 mAh
7000 mAh
3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging
Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes
Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 6W Reverse Charging
Yes

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.

N/A
14h 18m
N/A

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

N/A
49m
1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 3.1
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
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)
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) / 2300(band 30)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 36) / 1900(band 39)
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 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
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) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.819 W/kg Body: 0.761 W/kg
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
On-screen
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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