Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G vs Realme 16T
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4) that was released on January 8, 2026, against the Realme 16T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 5 months after. 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 Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
- 76% higher pixel density (447 vs 254 PPI)
- 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1041K versus 613K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 16T
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 6500 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.81 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 720 x 1570 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Panda-1681 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 87.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.34 mm (6.43 inches) | 166.4 mm (6.55 inches) |
| Width | 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.31 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 205.9 g (7.26 oz) | 224 g (7.9 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Black, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 1072 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4639 | 1422 |
| Single-core score | 1223 | 779 |
| Multi-core score | 3168 | 1959 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 416505 | 228974 |
| GPU | 187783 | 47614 |
| Memory | 160701 | 159622 |
| UX | 276909 | 177771 |
| Total score | 1041898 | 613981 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 (Techdude98) | AnTuTu 12 | 1026089 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu 11 | 967362 |
| π 2026-09-04 -> ReservedMold725 | AnTuTu 11 | 941538 |
| π 2026-07-24 (Bolota) | AnTuTu 11 | 1019356 |
| π 2026-07-20 (π¬π· The POCO Guy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1050961 |
Realme 16T
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 45 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 | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (89% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:39 hr | - |
| Watching video | 21:38 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:48 hr | - |
| Standby | 128 hr | - |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX8000 | Sony IMX852 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/2.93" (β 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08F | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| 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 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2026 | May 2026 |
| Release date | January 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $360 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 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 Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.
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