realme 16T 5G vs vivo Y400

Comparing the realme 16T 5G vs vivo Y400 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 Y400 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,146, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making vivo Y400 the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while vivo Y400 offers 6.67 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. vivo Y400 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making vivo Y400 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16T 5G and vivo Y400 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo Y400 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making vivo Y400 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 8000 mAh, while vivo Y400 offers 6000 mAh, making realme 16T 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both realme 16T 5G and vivo Y400 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme 16T 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while vivo Y400 is rated 7.6.

User Rating: realme 16T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while vivo Y400 has a rating of 4.4.

realme 16T 5G

₹24,999

@ Amazon

vivo Y400

₹28,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

27 May, 2026

07 Aug, 2025

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 4 Gen 2	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
720x1570 px (HD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
144 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	2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


8000 mAh	6000 mAh	6000 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	90W Flash Charging	33W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

7.6/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Sleek & durable
Vibrant display colours
Good lowlight cameras

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

Lacks raw performance
Overexposed images in daylight

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(613 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,029 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

633,631 AnTuTu Score	478,134 AnTuTu Score	N/A
17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	N/A

Compare Prices

₹24,999

@ Amazon

₹28,999

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Aug 04, 2025

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

2 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

3 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Funtouch OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SM4450

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

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

Adreno 613

Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB / 8 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.

633,631

478,134

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 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.

386

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.8 %

13.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1570 px (HD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Brightness

975 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

254 ppi

394 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.3 %

87.51 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.4 %

91.9 %

N/A

Design

Height

166.4 mm

162.99 mm

164.4 mm

Width

78.2 mm

75.31 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm

7.90 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

224 grams

197 grams

210 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Good

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX852 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

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

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes Dual-color LED Flash + Aura Light

Yes

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

8000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging 50% in 20 minutes

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.

17h 41m

N/A

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

1h 31m 0s

0h 43m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 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 N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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)