realme 16T 5G vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the realme 16T 5G vs vivo S2 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: vivo S2 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while realme 16T 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making vivo S2 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16T 5G offers 6.81 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. vivo S2 5G features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making vivo S2 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16T 5G and vivo S2 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16T 5G and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme 16T 5G and vivo S2 5G equally at 8.

User Rating: vivo S2 5G receives a higher user rating of 5, while realme 16T 5G has a rating of 4.4.

realme 16T 5G

₹27,999

@ Amazon

vivo S2 5G

₹39,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

27 May, 2026

11 Aug, 2026

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
LCD	AMOLED	AMOLED
720x1570 px (HD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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


16 MP	32 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


8000 mAh	7050 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	44W Flash Charging	45W Super Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

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

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

User Ratings

4.4/5

(194 ratings)

3/5

(5 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

633,631 AnTuTu Score	956,029 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score
17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹27,999

@ Amazon

₹39,999

@ Amazon

₹46,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

5 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad 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

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 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

956,029

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

23.0 s

24.0 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

851

1,054

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

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

720x1570 px (HD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Brightness

975 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

254 ppi

449 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.3 %

91.03 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.4 %

93.82 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

166.4 mm

164.42 mm

162.48 mm

Width

78.2 mm

75.25 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm

7.99 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

224 grams

197 grams

189 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

SuperMoon

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

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/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

8000 mAh

7050 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

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 57m

10h 40m

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

1h 31m

1h 5m

1h 15m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)