realme 16 vs POCO X8 Pro

Comparing the realme 16 vs POCO X8 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO X8 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 3.4 GHz, while realme 16 runs at 2.5 GHz, making POCO X8 Pro the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making POCO X8 Pro the larger display of the two. POCO X8 Pro features a OLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making POCO X8 Pro the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: realme 16 offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while POCO X8 Pro offers 6500 mAh, making realme 16 better for longer battery life.

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

User Rating: realme 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while POCO X8 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

realme 16

₹30,999

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Pro

₹34,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

06 Apr, 2026

18 Mar, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	OLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 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	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	20 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	6500 mAh	6000 mAh
60W Fast Charging	100W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging

Storage

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

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(894 ratings)

4.3/5

(2,422 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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₹30,999

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

HyperOS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

OLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4200 nits

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

460 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.24 %

N/A

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass

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

164.4 mm

Width

75.1 mm

N/A

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.10 mm

N/A

8.6 mm

Weight

183 grams

201.47 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes IP68 IP69K (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes

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

4k @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

6500 mAh

6000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

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

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

N/A

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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)

N/A

4G Bands:

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

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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)

N/A

4G Bands:

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