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Oppo Reno 16 vs Reno 10 5G

81 out of 100
Oppo Reno 16
VS
52 out of 100
Oppo Reno 10 5G
Oppo Reno 16
Oppo Reno 10 5G

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 Oppo Reno 10 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7050 and came out 3 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 16
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2078K versus 802K)
  • Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6700 vs 5000 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • The phone is 3 years and 1 month newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 394 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 10 5G
  • Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Reno 16 and Reno 10 5G crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 96% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Oppo Reno 10 5G to Oppo Reno 16 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, camera, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Reno 16
vs
Reno 10 5G

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.32 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1216 x 2640 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 950 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Reno 10 5G
6.7β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Reno 16
6.32β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Reno 16
n/a
Reno 10 5G
817 nits

Design and build

Height 151.21 mm (5.95 inches) 162.43 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 72.42 mm (2.85 inches) 74.19 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Purple Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Reno 16
89.6%
Reno 10 5G
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Reno 16 and Oppo Reno 10 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Super MediaTek Dimensity 7050
Max clock 3400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU 550
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mail-G68 MC4
GPU shading units 1024 128
GPU clock 1508 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Reno 16 and Oppo Reno 10 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Reno 16 +67%
1611
Reno 10 5G
964
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Reno 16 +170%
6402
Reno 10 5G
2375
Compute Score (GPU)
Reno 16
12492
Reno 10 5G
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 12492 -
Single-core score 1611 964
Multi-core score 6402 2375
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Reno 16 +159%
2078850
Reno 10 5G
802497
CPU 646700 295016
GPU 646793 80823
Memory 276204 175145
UX 509153 251513
Total score 2078850 802497
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Oppo Reno 10 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (Ali raza)AnTuTu 12857000
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (Ohm)AnTuTu 12805828
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Thun)AnTuTu 12874833
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 (MymySupremacy)AnTuTu 11839005
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (Thun)AnTuTu 11823369
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM ColorOS 16 ColorOS 13.1
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 67 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:43 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:30 hr
Watching video - 12:17 hr
Gaming - 05:14 hr
Standby - 116 hr
General battery life
Reno 16
n/a
Reno 10 5G
21:28 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 9000 x 7000
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 116Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor - Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size - 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.0
Focal length 80 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX709
Sensor size - 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 3680
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 18 mm 22 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX709
Sensor size - 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2026 May 2023
Release date May 2026 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $515 $380
Successor - - Oppo Reno 16
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 67 W
Further details
Notes on Reno 10 5G:
    - UFS 3.1 (512GB 12GB RAM only)
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Oppo Reno 16 is definitely a better buy.

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