realme 16 vs Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G

Comparing the realme 16 vs Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while realme 16 runs at 2.5 GHz, making Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G the better performer.

Display: Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G the larger display of the two. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16 and Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G offers 13 MP, making realme 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16 offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G offers 6000 mAh, making realme 16 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both realme 16 and Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: realme 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G has a rating of 4.1.

realme 16

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra 5G

₹18,999

@ Flipkart

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Summary

Spec Score

80%

79%

Release Date

06 Apr, 2026

15 Apr, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7400
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Mono Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	13 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	6000 mAh
60W Fast Charging	33W

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	N/A

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(900 ratings)

4.1/5

(1,551 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

611,679 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹33,999

@ Amazon

₹18,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Apr 09, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

1 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

2 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 MT6878

Processor

Octa core

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

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)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 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.

611,679

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s

N/A

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.

382

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4200 nits

2500 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.24 %

N/A

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

N/A

Design

Height

158.30 mm

N/A

Width

75.1 mm

N/A

Thickness

8.10 mm

N/A

Weight

183 grams

200 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary CameraIMX752

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes	Yes Dual LED Flash

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

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

1920x1080 fps
1280x720 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A	Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 33W

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 38m

N/A

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

1h 11m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes	Yes Up to 1024 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

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)

N/A