realme 16 vs Nothing Phone 4a

Comparing the realme 16 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 runs at 2.5 GHz, making Nothing Phone 4a the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a the larger display of the two. Both realme 16 and Nothing Phone 4a feature the same Flexible AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16 and Nothing Phone 4a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

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

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making Nothing Phone 4a the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme 16 and Nothing Phone 4a equally at 8.1.

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

realme 16

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

06 Apr, 2026

13 Mar, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	5400 mAh	6500 mAh
60W Fast Charging	50W Quick Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(890 ratings)

4.4/5

(5,788 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

611,679 AnTuTu Score	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score
14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Nothing OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 810

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 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.

611,679

1,176,492

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s

21.0 s

20.0 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.

382

1,116

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.0 %

38.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4200 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

440 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.24 %

87.37 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

158.30 mm

163.9 mm

162.7 mm

Width

75.1 mm

77.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.10 mm

8.5 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

183 grams

205 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel 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
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

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

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

5400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

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

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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 38m

14h 42m

14h 00m

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

1h 11m 0s

0h 47m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

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 N38 / 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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)

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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / 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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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)

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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)