iQOO Neo 10 vs realme 16 Pro

Comparing the iQOO Neo 10 vs realme 16 Pro 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 Neo 10 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,913, while realme 16 Pro scores 2,869, making iQOO Neo 10 the better performer.

Display: Both iQOO Neo 10 and realme 16 Pro offer the same screen size of 6.78 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while iQOO Neo 10 offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO Neo 10 offers 32 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Neo 10 delivers longer battery life with 15h 39m, while realme 16 Pro delivers 14h 18m, making iQOO Neo 10 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Neo 10 and realme 16 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Neo 10 receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while realme 16 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: iQOO Neo 10 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme 16 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

iQOO Neo 10

₹32,990

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realme 16 Pro

₹39,999

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Summary

Spec Score

90%

84%

Release Date

26 May, 2025

12 Jan, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	7000 mAh
120W Flash Charging	80W Super Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Solid performance
Punchy display
Decent cameras
Speedy charging

Bright, vibrant display
Excellent battery life
Loud, punchy speakers
Solid durability

Cons

No telephoto camera
Pre-installed apps

Underwhelming chipset
No telephoto camera
Runs warmer than rivals

User Ratings

4.5/5

(7,345 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,503 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,066,325 AnTuTu Score	983,589 AnTuTu Score
15h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 26, 2025

(Official)

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

4 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.02 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

2,066,325

983,589

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

31.0 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.

4,916

862

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.2 %

32.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5500 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1400 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.34 %

89.24 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.57 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

162.60 mm

Width

75.88 mm

77.60 mm

Thickness

8.09 mm

7.75 mm

Weight

206 grams

192 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A	Video HDR Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

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.

15h 39m

14h 18m

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

0h 27m 9s

0h 49m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)