Oppo Reno 16 vs Apple iPhone 17e
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79
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.32-inch Oppo Reno 16 (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Super) that was released on May 25, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17e, which is powered by Apple A19 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 16
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Comes with 2695 mAh larger battery capacity: 6700 vs 4005 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17e
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3595 and 1611 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 19 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.32 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2640 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3600 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Reno 16
6.32β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
iPhone 17e
6.1β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.21 mm (5.95 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 72.42 mm (2.85 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.79/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Super | Apple A19 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | 4 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | ~2073.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 12492 | 31620 |
| Single-core score | 1611 | 3595 |
| Multi-core score | 6402 | 9245 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 646700 | 694087 |
| GPU | 646793 | 750153 |
| Memory | 276204 | 238765 |
| UX | 509153 | 589170 |
| Total score | 2078850 | 2272175 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1752 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8032 |
Recent User Tests
Oppo Reno 16
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 17e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 (kpvas) | AnTuTu 11 | 2134388 |
| π 2026-06-10 (Cocoon) | AnTuTu 11 | 2272175 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Cosgun) | AnTuTu 11 | 2060838 |
| π 2026-05-31 (Cosgun) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3595 / 9245 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | - |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6700 mAh | 4005 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | - |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:34 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 11:40 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:33 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:37 hr |
| Standby | - | 135 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#86th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | - |
| Focal length | 80 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | May 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $515 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Reno 16. But if the performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Apple iPhone 17e.
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