iQOO Neo 10 vs realme 16T 5G

Comparing the iQOO Neo 10 vs realme 16T 5G 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 16T 5G scores 2,007, making iQOO Neo 10 the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while iQOO Neo 10 offers 6.78 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. iQOO Neo 10 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making iQOO Neo 10 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10 and realme 16T 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO Neo 10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making iQOO Neo 10 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while iQOO Neo 10 delivers 15h 39m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Neo 10 and realme 16T 5G 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 16T 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: iQOO Neo 10 and realme 16T 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

iQOO Neo 10

₹33,199

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₹24,999

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Summary

Spec Score

90%

76%

Release Date

26 May, 2025

27 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
AMOLED	LCD
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	8000 mAh
120W Flash Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

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

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

Cons

No telephoto camera
Pre-installed apps

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

User Ratings

4.5/5

(7,345 ratings)

4.5/5

(613 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,066,325 AnTuTu Score	633,631 AnTuTu Score
15h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 26, 2025

(Official)

May 22, 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

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB

6 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

633,631

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

386

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.2 %

11.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

5500 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

975 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.34 %

87.3 %

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

90.4 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

166.4 mm

Width

75.88 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.09 mm

8.88 mm

Weight

206 grams

224 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

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 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A	Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC 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.

15h 39m

17h 41m

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

0h 27m 9s

1h 31m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

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)