Tecno Spark 50 5G vs realme 16

Comparing the Tecno Spark 50 5G vs realme 16 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: Tecno Spark 50 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,084, while realme 16 scores 2,068, making Tecno Spark 50 5G the better performer.

Display: Tecno Spark 50 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making Tecno Spark 50 5G the larger display of the two. realme 16 features a Flexible AMOLED display compared to Tecno Spark 50 5G's IPS LCD, making realme 16 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Tecno Spark 50 5G and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Tecno Spark 50 5G offers 8 MP, making realme 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Tecno Spark 50 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 00m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making Tecno Spark 50 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Tecno Spark 50 5G and realme 16 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Tecno Spark 50 5G and realme 16 equally at 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Tecno Spark 50 5G has a rating of 3.8.

Tecno Spark 50 5G

₹18,999

@ Amazon

realme 16

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 Apr, 2026

06 Apr, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Ultimate	MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	Flexible AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
760x1576 px (HD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	2 MP Mono Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	7000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	60W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Clean, well-built design
Good daylight cameras
Fast charging speed
3.5mm headphone jack

Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Slim, lightweight build
Great battery life
Good selfie camera

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Performance could be better
Weak low light cameras

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.8/5

(28 ratings)

4.5/5

(890 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

579,646 AnTuTu Score	611,679 AnTuTu Score	N/A
17h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹18,999

@ Amazon

₹33,999

@ Amazon

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 27, 2026

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

4 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

HiOS

Realme UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Ultimate MT6835

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 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

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

8 GB / 12 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.

579,646

611,679

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 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.

363

382

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Flexible AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

760x1576 px (HD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4200 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

560 nits

1400 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.7:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

256 ppi

397 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.9 %

88.24 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.2 %

93 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

167.9 mm

158.30 mm

162.7 mm

Width

79.3 mm

75.1 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.18 mm

8.10 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

210 grams

183 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64 PRO

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.85 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Vlog Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6500 mAh

7000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired 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 00m

14h 38m

N/A

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

1h 5m 0s

1h 11m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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)