realme 16T 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A27 5G

Comparing the realme 16T 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A27 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: Samsung Galaxy A27 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,989, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making Samsung Galaxy A27 5G the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G offers 6.7 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A27 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A27 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 16T 5G and Samsung Galaxy A27 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16T 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G offers 12 MP, making realme 16T 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G delivers 11h 24m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 16T 5G and Samsung Galaxy A27 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A27 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while realme 16T 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: realme 16T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G has a rating of 3.9.

realme 16T 5G

₹29,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy A27 5G

₹33,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

05 2026

07 2026

04 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM, LPDDR5X	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	Super AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
720x1570 px (HD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP No Shake Cam Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
2 MP Mono Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP	12 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


8000 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	25W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

Six years of OS updates and security patches
Attractive display
Comprehensive on-device AI features

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

Charging is on the slower side
No telephoto camera
IP64 rating is adequate but falls behind rivals

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.2/5

(368 ratings)

3.9/5

(34 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹29,999

@ Amazon

₹33,999

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 22, 2026

(Official)

June 30, 2026

(Official)

April 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

6 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Samsung One UI

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 LPDDR5X

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad 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)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 710

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 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

845,601

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s

25.0 s

17.0 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

948

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.8 %

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

Super AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1570 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

975 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1400 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

254 ppi

387 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.3 %

86.58 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.4 %

N/A

96.80 %

Design

Height

166.4 mm

162.4 mm

162.7 mm

Width

78.2 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm

7.7 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

224 grams

200 grams

183 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

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 1/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Slow Motion

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

8000 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 5W 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.

17h 41m

11h 24m

14h 01m

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

1h 31m

1h 13m 14s

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes

Yes Up to 2048 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

N/A

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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

N/A

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)