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Vivo V60 vs Realme 16

69 out of 100
Vivo V60
VS
65 out of 100
Realme 16
Vivo V60
Realme 16

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Vivo V60 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on August 12, 2025, against the Realme 16, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo and came out 6 months after. 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 Vivo V60
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1257K versus 607K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 60W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
  • 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1247 and 803 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Realme 16
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V60 and Realme 16 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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8 / 128 GB
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8 / 256 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Vivo V60
vs
Realme 16

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1080 x 2372 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 388 ppi 397 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Schott Xensation Core AGC DT-Star D+
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.53 mm (6.44 inches) 158.3 mm (6.23 inches)
Width 76.96 mm (3.03 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 7.69 mm (0.3 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo V60
88%
Realme 16 +1%
89.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V60 and Realme 16
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo
Max clock 2800 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
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)		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 3 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 722 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 512 64
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V60 and Realme 16
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo V60 +55%
1247
Realme 16
803
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo V60 +74%
3557
Realme 16
2047
Compute Score (GPU)
Vivo V60 +357%
6568
Realme 16
1437
Compute Score (GPU) 6568 1437
Single-core score 1247 803
Multi-core score 3557 2047
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Vivo V60 +107%
1257854
Realme 16
607352
CPU 474474 232164
GPU 253163 48172
Memory 184094 121044
UX 346123 205972
Total score 1257854 607352
Samples [9 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 667 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Vivo V60
11318
Realme 16
n/a
Web score 8850 -
Video editing 6242 -
Photo editing 23969 -
Data manipulation 10504 -
Writing score 13580 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V60
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Aman Sthapak)AnTuTu 111250792
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (CrustyName)Geekbench 6 GPU6568
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (CrustyName)Geekbench 6 CPU1247 / 3557
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-23 (Dodi)AnTuTu 111231015
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (Dodi)AnTuTu 111221047
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Realme 16
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (biszkopt875)AnTuTu 11607352
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 GPU1437
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 GPU1427
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU803 / 2047
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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 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 16
ROM Funtouch OS 15 Realme UI 7.0
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 60 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:59 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/2.93" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.7 -
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3
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, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No -
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2025 January 2026
Release date August 2025 February 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $425 -
Successor - Vivo V70 -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 80 W
Further details
Notes on Vivo V60:
    - Gold version weighs 200 g, blue 201 g, and the gray one is the lightest at 192 g. The heavier models use a glass back, while the gray version has a plastic one.
    - Supports Bypass Charging.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Vivo V60. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Realme 16.

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