Realme 16 Pro Plus vs 15 Pro 5G
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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 Realme 15 Pro 5G, which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 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 Realme 16 Pro Plus
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Shows 9% longer battery life (34:57 vs 32:07 hours)
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1392K versus 1251K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Reverse charging feature
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1374 and 1201 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | 6500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.6% | 91.9% |
| 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) | 162.26 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76.3 mm (3 inches) | 76.15 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.69 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Pink | Silver, Green, Purple |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| 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) |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7820 | 6607 |
| Single-core score | 1374 | 1201 |
| Multi-core score | 4363 | 3549 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 504281 | 475740 |
| GPU | 321491 | 238625 |
| Memory | 209587 | 218084 |
| UX | 357033 | 318827 |
| Total score | 1392392 | 1251276 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 666 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17079 |
| Video editing | - | 6656 |
| Photo editing | - | 35259 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9400 |
| Writing score | - | 19269 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 16 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-14 (Wal) | AnTuTu | 1393909 |
| π 2026-03-20 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1396562 |
| π 2026-03-19 (febrycitizen) | AnTuTu | 1392392 |
| π 2026-03-17 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1391276 |
| π 2026-03-13 -> Phil | AnTuTu | 1359701 |
Realme 15 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-06 -> MarkplayV2 | AnTuTu | 1301157 |
| π 2026-07-16 (THAKUR) | AnTuTu | 1331093 |
| π 2026-03-14 (Bekbol) | AnTuTu | 1251276 |
| π 2026-01-25 (ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΉ) | AnTuTu | 1232218 |
| π 2025-12-19 (Sumanth j) | GeekBench CPU | 1201 / 3549 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | Realme UI 6.0 |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 7000 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 | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 0:53 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1300 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:05 hr | 14:42 hr |
| Watching video | 20:08 hr | 19:07 hr |
| Gaming | 08:00 hr | 07:28 hr |
| Standby | 140 hr | 142 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (15th and 25th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| 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 (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116Β° | 115Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 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 | Sony IMX896 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 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 | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08D | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.4 | 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 |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 | July 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | July 2025 |
| 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
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Realme 16 Pro Plus. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, battery life, software, and design.
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