realme 16 Pro Plus vs realme 16

Comparing the realme 16 Pro Plus 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: realme 16 Pro Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while realme 16 runs at 2.5 GHz, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better performer.

Display: realme 16 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making realme 16 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. realme 16 Pro Plus features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better display of the two.

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

Front Camera: Both realme 16 Pro Plus and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 16 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 19h 00m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making realme 16 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16 Pro Plus and realme 16 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme 16 Pro Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while realme 16 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 Pro Plus and realme 16 both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

realme 16 Pro Plus

₹46,899

@ Amazon

realme 16

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

06 Apr, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Periscope Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Mono Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	7000 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Ultra Charging	60W Fast Charging	90W Flash 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

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

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

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5

(1,774 ratings)

4.5/5

(890 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,434,981 AnTuTu Score	611,679 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
19h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹46,899

@ Amazon

₹33,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

611,679

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

30.0 s

14.0 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

382

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.2 %

21.0 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6500 nits

4200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

397 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.35 %

88.24 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i Scratch-resistant glass

Yes

N/A

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 %

93 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm

158.30 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.3 mm

75.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.10 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

198 grams

183 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes Dual LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

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/2.4 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

19h 00m

14h 38m

16h 04m

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

0h 47m 0s

1h 11m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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)
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) / 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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)