realme 16 Pro vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the realme 16 Pro vs vivo S2 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both realme 16 Pro and vivo S2 5G run at the same processing speed of 2.5 GHz.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16 Pro offers 6.78 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Both realme 16 Pro and vivo S2 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while vivo S2 5G 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 vivo S2 5G offers 32 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo S2 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 57m, while realme 16 Pro delivers 14h 18m, making vivo S2 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16 Pro and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme 16 Pro and vivo S2 5G equally at 8.

realme 16 Pro

₹37,999

@ Amazon

vivo S2 5G

₹39,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

11 Aug, 2026

20 Aug, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	LCD
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, Sony LYTIA 600 sensor
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP	32 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	7050 mAh	7000 mAh
80W Super Flash Charging	44W Flash Charging	30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

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

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No telephoto camera
Runs warmer than rivals

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(2,700 ratings)

5/5

(1 rating)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

983,589 AnTuTu Score	956,029 AnTuTu Score	807,683 AnTuTu Score
14h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 15m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹37,999

@ Amazon

₹39,999

@ Amazon

₹26,999

@ Flipkart

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Aug 14, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

5 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Mali-G615 MP2

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

6 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

956,029

807,683

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

23.0 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

851

778

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

1050 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

449 ppi

391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.24 %

91.03 %

85.74 %

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.57 %

93.82 %

90.53 %

Design

Height

162.60 mm

164.42 mm

166.23 mm

Width

77.60 mm

75.25 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

7.75 mm

7.99 mm

8.60 mm

Weight

192 grams

197 grams

213 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Polycarbonate Satin Finish

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

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

Yes Splash proof IP64

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

12288 x 16384 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

30 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

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/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

7050 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

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 57m

18h 15m

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

0h 49m 0s

1h 5m 0s

1h 20m 47s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)