iQOO Z10 vs realme 16T 5G

Comparing the iQOO Z10 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 Z10 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,223, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making iQOO Z10 the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while iQOO Z10 offers 6.77 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. iQOO Z10 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making iQOO Z10 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Z10 and realme 16T 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO Z10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making iQOO Z10 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while iQOO Z10 delivers 16h 41m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Z10 and realme 16T 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z10 receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while realme 16T 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: realme 16T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while iQOO Z10 has a rating of 4.4.

iQOO Z10

₹20,255

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realme 16T 5G

₹25,999

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Summary

Spec Score

85%

76%

Release Date

16 Apr, 2025

27 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
AMOLED	LCD
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7300 mAh	8000 mAh
90W Flash Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Impressive performance
Outstanding battery life
Fast charging speeds
Punchy display

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

Cons

No ultrawide camera
Average low-light photography

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

User Ratings

4.4/5

(12,868 ratings)

4.5/5

(613 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

804,936 AnTuTu Score	633,631 AnTuTu Score
16h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

4 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

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 710

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

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.

804,936

633,631

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 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.

N/A

386

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.7 %

11.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Design

Height

163.4 mm

166.4 mm

Width

76.4 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.89 mm

8.88 mm

Weight

199 grams

224 grams

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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 @30 fps
Full HD @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/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7300 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging 50% in 33 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.

16h 41m

17h 41m

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

0h 43m 0s

1h 31m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

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 / 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 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)

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 / 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 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)

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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.990 W/kg Body: 0.873 W/kg

N/A

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)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

IR Blaster

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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