realme 16 Pro Plus vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

Comparing the realme 16 Pro Plus vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 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: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,864, while realme 16 Pro Plus scores 4,058, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better performer.

Display: Both realme 16 Pro Plus and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offer the same screen size of 6.8 inches, but Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G features a Extreme AMOLED display compared to realme 16 Pro Plus's AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both realme 16 Pro Plus and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 16 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 19h 00m, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G delivers 14h 01m, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 Pro Plus offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme 16 Pro Plus and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G equally at 8.2.

User Rating: realme 16 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.3.

realme 16 Pro Plus

₹50,499

@ Amazon

Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

₹39,779

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	6500 mAh	4900 mAh
80W Ultra Charging	90W Turbo Charging	45W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Pros

Unique design with robust IP69K protection
Good camera performance in most scenarios
Decent performance for general users
Exceptional battery life

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

Ultrawide camera performance could be better
Software support feels lacking for the price
The phone is a bit heavy

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.5/5

(1,477 ratings)

4.3/5

(859 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,434,981 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
19h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹50,499

@ Amazon

₹39,779

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

5 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Hello UI

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

View Details

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

View Details

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Mali-G720 MP8

Galileo

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

1,434,981

2,194,258

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

17.0 s

16.0 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.

2,107

4,385

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.2 %

20.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6500 nits

5200 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

4608 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

450 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.35 %

92.08 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.0 %

96.80 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm

162.7 mm

161.6 mm

Width

76.3 mm

75.6 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

6.99 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

198 grams

183 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes IP68 IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.88 Telephoto Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

N/A

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

6500 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

19h 00m

14h 01m

10h 16m

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

47m

44m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)