realme 16T 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

Comparing the realme 16T 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G 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: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,054, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers 6.8 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G features a Extreme AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16T 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G delivers 14h 00m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16T 5G offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while realme 16T 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: realme 16T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G has a rating of 4.1.

realme 16T 5G

₹25,999

@ Amazon

Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

₹46,949

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

76%

92%

Release Date

27 May, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	Extreme AMOLED
720x1570 px (HD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


16 MP	50 MP

Battery


8000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

Reliable battery life
Good thermals for gaming
Large high refresh rate display

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

User Ratings

4.5/5

(613 ratings)

4.1/5

(151 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

633,631 AnTuTu Score	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score
17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.4 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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 8 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.

633,631

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 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.

386

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD	Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1570 px (HD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

975 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

254 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.3 %

92.08 %

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)

90.4 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

166.4 mm

162.7 mm

Width

78.2 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

224 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length

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/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes	Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

8000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A	Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

17h 41m

14h 00m

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

1h 31m 0s

0h 47m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

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 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 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) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 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) / 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)