realme 16 Pro vs realme 16T 5G

Comparing the realme 16 Pro vs realme 16T 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 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,869, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making realme 16 Pro the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while realme 16 Pro offers 6.78 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. realme 16 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making realme 16 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while realme 16 Pro delivers 14h 18m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

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

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

User Rating: realme 16 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme 16T 5G has a rating of 4.2.

realme 16 Pro

₹44,999

@ Amazon

realme 16T 5G

₹29,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

01 2026

05 2026

06 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	MediaTek Dimensity 6300	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	8000 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Super Flash Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Bright, vibrant display
Excellent battery life
Loud, punchy speakers
Solid durability

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 telephoto camera
Runs warmer than rivals

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

4.4/5

(2,916 ratings)

4.2/5

(368 ratings)

4.3/5

(723 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹44,999

@ Amazon

₹29,999

@ Amazon

₹47,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

January 6, 2026

(Official)

May 22, 2026

(Official)

June 4, 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

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max MT6878

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

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)

4 nm

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

983,589

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.

862

386

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.5 %

11.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

975 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

180 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

254 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.24 %

87.3 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.57 %

90.4 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

162.60 mm

166.4 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.60 mm

78.2 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.75 mm

8.88 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

192 grams

224 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KHP5 0.5µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm 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 Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

12288 x 16384 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

30 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

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

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

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

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

8000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super Flash Charging 50% in 23 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 6W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W 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.

14h 18m

17h 41m

14h 11m

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

49m

1h 31m

47m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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 / 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 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 / 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 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)