Realme 16 Pro Plus vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro
76
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74
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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 Huawei Nova 15 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S. 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1392K versus 1181K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 15 Pro
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1501 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.84 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1320 x 2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Kunlun Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.6% | 90.3% |
| 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) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76.3 mm (3 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Pink | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.2/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2500 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 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7820 | - |
| Single-core score | 1374 | 1501 |
| Multi-core score | 4363 | 3885 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 504281 | 534620 |
| GPU | 321491 | 139994 |
| Memory | 209587 | 215316 |
| UX | 357033 | 291539 |
| Total score | 1392392 | 1181469 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 16 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-14 (Wal) | AnTuTu | 1393909 |
| 📘 2026-03-20 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1396562 |
| 📘 2026-03-19 (febrycitizen) | AnTuTu | 1392392 |
| 📘 2026-03-17 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1391276 |
| 📘 2026-03-13 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1359701 |
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | GeekBench GPU | 2440 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | GeekBench CPU | 1429 / 4124 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | AnTuTu | 1210912 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 (Hafiz) | AnTuTu | 1181469 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 6 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 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 | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:04 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 | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3x |
| 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 | 116° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 69 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 | December 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | December 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $445 | $500 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Realme 16 Pro Plus. But if the camera, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Nova 15 Pro.
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