OPPO Reno16c 5G vs POCO X8 Power 5G

Comparing the OPPO Reno16c 5G vs POCO X8 Power 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: POCO X8 Power 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,469, while OPPO Reno16c 5G scores 2,933, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 6.57 inches, making POCO X8 Power 5G the larger display of the two. Both OPPO Reno16c 5G and POCO X8 Power 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both OPPO Reno16c 5G and POCO X8 Power 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Reno16c 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO X8 Power 5G offers 32 MP, making OPPO Reno16c 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OPPO Reno16c 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 13m, while POCO X8 Power 5G delivers 20h 45m, making OPPO Reno16c 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OPPO Reno16c 5G and POCO X8 Power 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: POCO X8 Power 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while OPPO Reno16c 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: OPPO Reno16c 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while POCO X8 Power 5G has a rating of 4.3.

OPPO Reno16c 5G

₹52,999

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Power 5G

₹35,375

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

85%

86%

87%

Release Date

09 Jul, 2026

11 Sep, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	10000 mAh	8000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	100W Hyper Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Capable cameras with telephoto lens
Eye-catching design
Excellent battery life and fast charging
Smooth, customisable OS

Around 2 days of battery
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Excellent build quality
Reliable performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Average performer
Slightly pricey

Lots of pre-installed apps
Ultrawide camera needs improvement
Slightly bulky

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(899 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,663 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

985,594 AnTuTu Score	984,877 AnTuTu Score	N/A
21h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹52,999

@ Amazon

₹35,375

@ Amazon

₹139,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Years

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

ColorOS

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy MT6878

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 SM6850

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 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.

985,594

984,877

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

26.0 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.

854

1,217

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

447 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.23 %

89.32 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

AGC Dragontrail Glass Star D Plus Crystal Guard Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.8 %

89.5 %

96.0 %

Design

Height

158.2 mm

163.44 mm

156.5 mm

Width

74.9 mm

78.27 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.65 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

197 grams

229 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera15 mm focal length

N/A

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6120 x 8160 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera18 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

10000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

21h 13m

20h 45m

N/A

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

59m

1h 19m 35s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

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 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)