realme 16 vs vivo T5 Pro

Comparing the realme 16 vs vivo T5 Pro 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: vivo T5 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,146, while realme 16 scores 2,068, making vivo T5 Pro the better performer.

Display: vivo T5 Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making vivo T5 Pro the larger display of the two. vivo T5 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making vivo T5 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16 and vivo T5 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while vivo T5 Pro offers 32 MP, making realme 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo T5 Pro delivers longer battery life with 18h 39m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making vivo T5 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16 and vivo T5 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: vivo T5 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while realme 16 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 and vivo T5 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

realme 16

₹36,999

@ Amazon

vivo T5 Pro

₹37,499

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

06 Apr, 2026

21 Apr, 2026

11 Sep, 2026

Performance

		N/A
MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Mono Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

		N/A
50 MP	32 MP	32 MP

Battery

		N/A
7000 mAh	9020 mAh	10000 mAh
60W Fast Charging	90W	100W Hyper Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Feels light despite huge battery
Sharp, vibrant display
Decent primary camera
Excellent battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Inconsistent low light colours
No telephoto lens

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(208 ratings)

4.5/5

(9,233 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

611,679 AnTuTu Score	1,167,242 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Apr 15, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

N/A

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

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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

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

Adreno 810

Adreno

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 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

1,167,242

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s

24.0 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

1,138

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.0 %

16.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4200 nits

5000 nits

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

130 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

449 ppi

447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.94 %

90.3 %

89.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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 %

N/A

89.5 %

Design

Height

158.30 mm

163.73 mm

163.44 mm

Width

75.1 mm

76.18 mm

78.27 mm

Thickness

8.10 mm

8.25 mm

8.65 mm

Weight

183 grams

213 grams

229 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

N/A

Capacity

7000 mAh

9020 mAh

10000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 90W

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W 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

18h 39m

N/A

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

1h 11m

55m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

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 / N5 / N8 / N28
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)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)