iQOO Neo 10 vs realme 16

Comparing the iQOO Neo 10 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: iQOO Neo 10 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,913, while realme 16 scores 2,068, making iQOO Neo 10 the better performer.

Display: iQOO Neo 10 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making iQOO Neo 10 the larger display of the two. iQOO Neo 10 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making iQOO Neo 10 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10 and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

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

Battery: iQOO Neo 10 delivers longer battery life with 15h 39m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making iQOO Neo 10 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Neo 10 and realme 16 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 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: iQOO Neo 10 and realme 16 both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

iQOO Neo 10

₹32,990

(Out of Stock)

realme 16

₹31,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

26 May, 2025

06 Apr, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 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
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	16 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	7000 mAh	6000 mAh
120W Flash Charging	60W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Solid performance
Punchy display
Decent cameras
Speedy charging

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No telephoto camera
Pre-installed apps

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2,275 ratings)

4.5/5

(900 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,066,325 AnTuTu Score	611,679 AnTuTu Score	N/A
15h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store	₹31,999 @ Amazon	₹34,999 @ Flipkart
	Not Available in any other store	₹35,789 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

May 26, 2025

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Realme UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

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

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)

4 nm

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 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

611,679

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

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.

4,916

382

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.2 %

21.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5500 nits

4200 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1400 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

397 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.34 %

88.24 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.72 mm

158.30 mm

164.4 mm

Width

75.88 mm

75.1 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.09 mm

8.10 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

206 grams

183 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

N/A

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

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

Autofocus

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 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 38m

N/A

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

0h 27m 9s

1h 11m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
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 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)