realme 16 Pro vs Nothing Phone 4a

Comparing the realme 16 Pro vs Nothing Phone 4a 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while realme 16 Pro runs at 2.5 GHz, making Nothing Phone 4a the better performer.

Display: Both realme 16 Pro and Nothing Phone 4a offer the same screen size of 6.78 inches, but realme 16 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making realme 16 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Nothing Phone 4a 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 offers 32 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while realme 16 Pro delivers 14h 18m, making Nothing Phone 4a the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 4a receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while realme 16 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: realme 16 Pro and Nothing Phone 4a both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

realme 16 Pro

₹36,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

13 Mar, 2026

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	5400 mAh	6600 mAh
80W Super Flash Charging	50W Quick Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No telephoto camera
Runs warmer than rivals

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(2,336 ratings)

4.4/5

(6,102 ratings)

4.7/5

(38 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

983,589 AnTuTu Score	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
14h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹36,999

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹159,999

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 810

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

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.

983,589

1,176,492

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

21.0 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.

862

1,116

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.5 %

38.6 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

440 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.24 %

87.37 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.57 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

162.60 mm

163.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.60 mm

77.5 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.75 mm

8.5 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

192 grams

205 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

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 Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm 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
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12288 x 16384 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

30 x Digital Zoom

Optical Zoom

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

5400 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 100W 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.

14h 18m

14h 42m

15h 10m

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

0h 49m 0s

1h 11m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / 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
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 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)

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 / 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
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)