Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Oppo Reno 16
67
out of 100
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81
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) that was released on January 9, 2025, against the Oppo Reno 16, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Super and came out 1 year and 4 months after. 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 Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
- Has a 0.51 inch larger screen size
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 16
- 88% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2078K versus 1107K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6700 vs 6000 mAh
- The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
- Reverse charging feature
- 46% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1611 and 1107 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.32 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1216 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 3600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 89.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | - |
| PWM | 290 Hz | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
14 Pro Plus 5G
6.83″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Reno 16
6.32″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) | 151.21 mm (5.95 inches) |
| Width | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) | 72.42 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Purple | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.75/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Super |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4344 | 12492 |
| Single-core score | 1107 | 1611 |
| Multi-core score | 2986 | 6402 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 424937 | 646700 |
| GPU | 182283 | 646793 |
| Memory | 222574 | 276204 |
| UX | 277837 | 509153 |
| Total score | 1107631 | 2078850 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 370 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15362 | - |
| Video editing | 6616 | - |
| Photo editing | 31378 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10387 | - |
| Writing score | 17724 | - |
Recent User Tests
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (SHEEDE) | AnTuTu 11 | 1053161 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Александр) | AnTuTu 11 | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (Александр) | AnTuTu 11 | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-01-30 -> Egorik | AnTuTu 11 | 1121694 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (БАБРИК)) | AnTuTu 11 | 1117236 |
Oppo Reno 16
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS size | 17 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 6700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 14:34 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:38 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:42 hr | - |
| Standby | 98 hr | - |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 116° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 80 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC32E2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | May 2026 |
| Release date | January 2025 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $325 | $515 |
| 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, 80 W |
*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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