realme 16 vs realme 16x 5G

Comparing the realme 16 vs realme 16x 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: realme 16 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,068, while realme 16x 5G scores 2,019, making realme 16 the better performer.

Display: realme 16x 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making realme 16x 5G the larger display of the two. realme 16 features a Flexible AMOLED display compared to realme 16x 5G's LCD, making realme 16 the better display of the two.

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

Front Camera: realme 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme 16x 5G offers 8 MP, making realme 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16x 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while realme 16 delivers 14h 38m, making realme 16x 5G the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: realme 16 receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while realme 16x 5G is rated 7.8.

User Rating: realme 16 and realme 16x 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

realme 16

₹36,490

@ Amazon

realme 16x 5G

₹28,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

04 2026

08 2026

10 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 6300	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	LCD	AMOLED
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	7000 mAh	8000 mAh
60W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Excellent battery life
Smooth 144Hz display
Reliable everyday performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

Cameras are only adequate
Too many pre-installed apps

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(209 ratings)

4.5/5

(452 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹36,490

@ Amazon

₹28,999

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

April 2, 2026

(Official)

August 12, 2026

(Official)

September 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

3 Year

2 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

3 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G57 MP2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

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

632,291

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

30.0 s

26.2 s

26.0 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.

382

383

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4200 nits

N/A

3600 nits

Brightness

N/A

975 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

120 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

254 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.94 %

87.04 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

90.4 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

158.30 mm

166.4 mm

162.56 mm

Width

75.1 mm

78.2 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.10 mm

8.8 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

183 grams

224 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 75° field-of-view27 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

N/A

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

Beautify

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

8000 mAh

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 6.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W 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

N/A

18h 49m

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

1h 11m

1h 21m

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / 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)

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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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 N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / 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 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)