realme 16 vs POCO X8 Pro Max

Comparing the realme 16 vs POCO X8 Pro Max 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: POCO X8 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 8,483, while realme 16 scores 2,068, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making POCO X8 Pro Max the larger display of the two. POCO X8 Pro Max features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16 and POCO X8 Pro Max feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO X8 Pro Max offers 20 MP, making realme 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO X8 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 offers 128 GB, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Expert Review: POCO X8 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while realme 16 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 and POCO X8 Pro Max both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

realme 16

₹36,490

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Pro Max

₹48,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

06 Apr, 2026

18 Mar, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 9500s	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 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 Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
2 MP Mono Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	20 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


7000 mAh	9000 mAh	6500 mAh
60W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	90W Turbo Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.5/5

(209 ratings)

4.5/5

(2,059 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

611,679 AnTuTu Score	3,022,675 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹36,490

@ Amazon

₹48,999

@ Flipkart

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

HyperOS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

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MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.73 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 3.3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex X4 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720

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

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Immortalis-G925 MC12

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5800 mm²

N/A

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

3,022,675

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s

19.0 s

17.0 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

6,194

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.0 %

7.3 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4200 nits

3500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

2560 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

447 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.94 %

89.96 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

90.2 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

158.30 mm

162.99 mm

162.7 mm

Width

75.1 mm

77.93 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.10 mm

8.15 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

183 grams

219 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.51/1.95" sensor size 1.6µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

HD @120/240/960 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @120/240/960 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W 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

21h 21m

14h 01m

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

1h 11m

1h 8m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 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)