vivo V70 vs realme 16

Comparing the vivo V70 vs realme 16 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 V70 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,982, while realme 16 scores 2,068, making vivo V70 the better performer.

Display: vivo V70 offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making vivo V70 the larger display of the two. vivo V70 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making vivo V70 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both vivo V70 and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both vivo V70 and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: vivo V70 delivers longer battery life with 15h 37m, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making vivo V70 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo V70 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 offers 128 GB, making vivo V70 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both vivo V70 and realme 16 equally at 8.1.

User Rating: vivo V70 and realme 16 both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

vivo V70

₹59,999

@ Amazon

realme 16

₹36,490

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Feb, 2026

06 Apr, 2026

18 Mar, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Mono Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP	50 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	7000 mAh	4000 mAh
90W Super Flash Charging	60W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

Premium, good-looking design
Vibrant, flat display
Feature-rich cameras
Loud stereo speakers

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

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Cons

Software needs refinement
Low-light photography can be improved

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2,152 ratings)

4.5/5

(209 ratings)

4.6/5

(7,688 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,437,195 AnTuTu Score	611,679 AnTuTu Score	N/A
15h 37m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹59,999

@ Amazon

₹36,490

@ Amazon

₹57,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Feb 19, 2026

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Mar 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

7 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

7 Years

Custom UI

Origin OS

Realme UI

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 830

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,437,195

611,679

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

30.0 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.

2,066

382

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.6 %

21.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

4200 nits

2600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

459 ppi

397 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.85 %

88.94 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.52 mm

158.30 mm

146.9 mm

Width

74.33 mm

75.1 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

7.59 mm

8.10 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

194 grams

183 grams

162 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

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

N/A

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera35 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

N/A

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

7000 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Super Flash Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless 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.

15h 37m

14h 38m

N/A

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

40m

1h 11m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 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) / 1700(band 66)

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: