realme 16 vs iQOO Z11x

Comparing the realme 16 vs iQOO Z11x 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: iQOO Z11x scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,826, while realme 16 scores 2,068, making iQOO Z11x the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z11x offers a screen size of 6.76 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making iQOO Z11x the larger display of the two. realme 16 features a Flexible AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z11x's LCD, making realme 16 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16 and iQOO Z11x feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO Z11x offers 32 MP, making realme 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z11x delivers longer battery life with 19h 59m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making iQOO Z11x the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16 and iQOO Z11x offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z11x receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while realme 16 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while iQOO Z11x has a rating of 4.2.

realme 16

₹30,999

@ Amazon

iQOO Z11x

₹22,999

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Summary

Spec Score

80%

81%

Release Date

06 Apr, 2026

16 Mar, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo
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)	6.76 inches (17.17 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	LCD
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 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	2 MP Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	7200 mAh
60W Fast Charging	44W
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

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

Excellent battery life
Superb performance
Fluid software
Workable primary camera

Cons

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Hefty weight
Lacks camera versatility

User Ratings

4.5/5

(893 ratings)

4.2/5

(1,129 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

611,679 AnTuTu Score	960,651 AnTuTu Score
14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	19h 59m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Mar 12, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo

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 MP2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 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

960,651

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s

26.0 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

1,013

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.0 %

27.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.76 inches (17.17 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4200 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.24 %

85.64 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

N/A

Design

Height

158.30 mm

166.64 mm

Width

75.1 mm

78.43 mm

Thickness

8.10 mm

8.39 mm

Weight

183 grams

219 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length IMX852

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes	Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	3072 x 4096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 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

32 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera28 mm focal length

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 44W 50% in 43 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

19h 59m

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

1h 11m 0s

1h 16m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
TDD N38 / 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)

4G Bands:

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

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 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N38 / 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)

4G Bands:

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