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Realme 16 Pro vs 14 5G

71 out of 100
Realme 16 Pro
VS
62 out of 100
Realme 14 5G
Realme 16 Pro
Realme 14 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme 16 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max) that was released on January 6, 2026, against the Realme 14 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and came out 9 months 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 Realme 16 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • 14% higher pixel density (450 vs 395 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 14 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1107 and 998 points

Review

Evaluation of Realme 16 Pro and 14 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
16 Pro
91
14 5G
83
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
16 Pro
76*
14 5G
58*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
16 Pro
43
14 5G
45
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
16 Pro
20
14 5G
22
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
16 Pro
92*
14 5G
77*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
16 Pro
76
14 5G
71
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
16 Pro
71*
14 5G
62*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
40.4
(Average)
Value Index
115.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
16 Pro
vs
14 5G

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ -
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 180 Hz
Screen protection AGC DT star D+ Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 87%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gold, Gray, Purple Silver, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.18/5) Good (3.59/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops Good (C) Β· 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
16 Pro +3%
89.5%
14 5G
87%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 16 Pro and Realme 14 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max clock 2500 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1047 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 16 Pro and Realme 14 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
16 Pro
998
14 5G +11%
1107
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
16 Pro
2881
14 5G +7%
3072
Compute Score (GPU)
16 Pro
2508
14 5G +17%
2923
Compute Score (GPU) 2508 2923
Single-core score 998 1107
Multi-core score 2881 3072
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
16 Pro
919158
14 5G +7%
980508
CPU 328148 393046
GPU 124316 161733
Memory 190992 156890
UX 275702 268839
Total score 919158 980508
Samples Less than 3 [27 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
16 Pro
n/a
14 5G
354
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 354
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
16 Pro
n/a
14 5G
13877
Web score - 14806
Video editing - 6611
Photo editing - 30738
Data manipulation - 9912
Writing score - 17051
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme 16 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-25 (BIJAN Majumder)AnTuTu 11919158
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 GPU2492
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 GPU2508
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU998 / 2881
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Realme 14 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Jeo)AnTuTu 11998878
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (Tech Wolfy 🐺)AnTuTu 111014736
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 -> fabiocstGeekbench 6 CPU1107 / 3072
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 -> fabiocstAnTuTu 111014288
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Faris)AnTuTu 11993118
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Realme UI 6.0
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 5 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (80% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr 1:19 hr
Battery cycles 1600 cycles 1400 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 27 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 5.2
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
NFC* Depends on the region No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
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 -

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 March 2025
Release date January 2026 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $410
Successor - - Realme 16 Pro
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, 45 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 Realme 16 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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