realme 16 Pro vs Nothing Phone 4a Pro

Comparing the realme 16 Pro vs Nothing Phone 4a Pro 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: Nothing Phone 4a Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,314, while realme 16 Pro scores 2,869, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16 Pro offers 6.78 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro the larger display of the two. Both realme 16 Pro and Nothing Phone 4a Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers 32 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16 Pro delivers longer battery life with 14h 18m, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro delivers 13h 49m, making realme 16 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16 Pro and Nothing Phone 4a Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 4a Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while realme 16 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme 16 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

realme 16 Pro

₹37,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4a Pro

₹43,889

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

13 Mar, 2026

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	5400 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Super Flash Charging	50W	45W Super Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Bright, vibrant display
Excellent battery life
Loud, punchy speakers
Solid durability

Premium, distinctive design
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Solid primary & telephoto cameras
Dependable performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No telephoto camera
Runs warmer than rivals

Average ultrawide lens
Lacks NFC
No charger in the box

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(2,700 ratings)

4.3/5

(3,621 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

983,589 AnTuTu Score	1,411,440 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score
14h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹37,999

@ Amazon

₹43,889

@ Amazon

₹46,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Nothing OS

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 722

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

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.

983,589

1,411,440

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

14.0 s

24.0 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.

862

2,094

1,054

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.5 %

16.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.24 %

89.87 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.57 %

93.9 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

162.60 mm

163.6 mm

162.48 mm

Width

77.60 mm

76.6 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

7.75 mm

7.9 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

192 grams

210 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Aluminium

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Yes Water resistant IP65 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KHP5 0.5µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Periscope Camera80 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12288 x 16384 Pixels

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A

Macro Mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

30 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

5400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 50W 100% in 64 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

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.

14h 18m

13h 49m

10h 40m

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

0h 49m 0s

1h 2m 0s

1h 15m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

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 N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 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 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)