realme 16 Pro vs vivo T5 Pro

Comparing the realme 16 Pro vs vivo T5 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: vivo T5 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,146, while realme 16 Pro scores 2,869, making vivo T5 Pro the better performer.

Display: vivo T5 Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16 Pro offers 6.78 inches, making vivo T5 Pro the larger display of the two. Both realme 16 Pro and vivo T5 Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while vivo T5 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 vivo T5 Pro offers 32 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo T5 Pro delivers longer battery life with 18h 39m, while realme 16 Pro delivers 14h 18m, making vivo T5 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16 Pro and vivo T5 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: vivo T5 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while realme 16 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: vivo T5 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme 16 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

realme 16 Pro

₹39,999

@ Amazon

vivo T5 Pro

₹35,495

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

82%

Release Date

12 Jan, 2026

21 Apr, 2026

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	9020 mAh
80W Super Flash Charging	90W
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.5/10

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Pros

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

Feels light despite huge battery
Sharp, vibrant display
Decent primary camera
Excellent battery life

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No telephoto camera
Runs warmer than rivals

Inconsistent low light colours
No telephoto lens

User Ratings

4.4/5

(2,503 ratings)

4.5/5

(6,732 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

983,589 AnTuTu Score	1,167,242 AnTuTu Score
14h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 06, 2026

(Official)

Apr 15, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

1,167,242

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 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

1,138

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.5 %

16.7 %

* 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)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.24 %

90.3 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

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 %

N/A

Design

Height

162.60 mm

163.73 mm

Width

77.60 mm

76.18 mm

Thickness

7.75 mm

8.25 mm

Weight

192 grams

213 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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 Cameraf/1.791/1.95" sensor size IMX882

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 Camera1/5.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

12288 x 16384 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

SuperMoon

Camera Features

30 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

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 Camera1/3.1" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

No	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

9020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 90W

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

18h 39m

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

0h 49m 0s

0h 55m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 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

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)

N/A

SIM 2

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

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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)