Realme 16 Pro Plus vs Honor Power 2
76
out of 100
VS
80
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Realme 16 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on January 6, 2026, against the Honor Power 2, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite. 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 16 Pro Plus
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Power 2
- Comes with 3080 mAh larger battery capacity: 10080 vs 7000 mAh
- 73% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2407K versus 1392K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1728 and 1374 points
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 | 6.8 inches | 6.79 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | - |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 427 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | 8000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Aluminosilicate |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.6% | 90.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) |
| Width | 76.3 mm (3 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 216 g (7.62 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Pink | White, Black, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.2/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) Β· 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) |
- 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 | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7820 | 14353 |
| Single-core score | 1374 | 1728 |
| Multi-core score | 4363 | 6762 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 504281 | 709591 |
| GPU | 321491 | 762021 |
| Memory | 209587 | 409017 |
| UX | 357033 | 526985 |
| Total score | 1392392 | 2407614 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#163rd place)
Recent User Tests
Realme 16 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-14 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1393909 |
| π 2026-03-20 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1396562 |
| π 2026-03-19 (febrycitizen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1392392 |
| π 2026-03-17 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1391276 |
| π 2026-03-13 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1359701 |
Honor Power 2
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 10080 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1300 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:05 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:08 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:00 hr | - |
| Standby | 140 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#15th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 116Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | - |
| Focal length | 80 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 6.0 |
| 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* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $445 | $370 |
| 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
If the performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Honor Power 2. But if the camera is more of a priority β go for the Realme 16 Pro Plus.
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