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16x 5G 16 Pro
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 2026, August 12 2026, January 6
Released 2026-08-13 2026-01-09
Status Available. Released 2026-08-13 Available
NETWORK
2G Bands — GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Bands — WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
4G LTE — FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66/B71; TD-LTE B38/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48 (varies by region)
5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28B, n40, n41, n77, n78 n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n71/n77/n78 (global version; varies by region)
Technology GSM / WCDMA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
BODY
Build MIL-STD-810H shock resistance (1.8 m drop) Polymer back (matte), metal middle frame, AGC DT-Star D+ glass front
Colors Endurance Brown, Glory White Master Gold, Orchid Purple, Pebble Grey
Dimensions 166.5 x 78.2 x 8.8 mm 162.60 x 77.60 x 7.75 mm (Pebble Grey, Orchid Purple); 162.60 x 77.60 x 7.79 mm (Master Gold)
IP Rating IP65 IP66 / IP68 / IP69 / IP69K
SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM (eSIM on European version)
Weight 217 g About 192 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 1200 nits (HBM), 975 nits (typical) 600 nits (typical), 1400 nits (HBM), 6500 nits (peak APL)
Protection Panda 1681 glass AGC DT-Star D+
Refresh Rate 144Hz Up to 144Hz; touch sampling up to 240Hz
Resolution 720 x 1570 pixels (HD+), 254 ppi 1272 x 2772 pixels (FHD+), 450 ppi
Screen-to-body — 93.57%
Size 6.8 inches 6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Type LCD, 83% DCI-P3 AMOLED, 144Hz, 1.07B colors (10-bit), HDR10+, Netflix HDR, 100% DCI-P3
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core Octa-core (4x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max 5G (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 (1072 MHz) Mali-G615
OS Android 16, realme UI 7.0 Android 16, realme UI 7.0
MEMORY
Card slot microSD No
Internal 128GB, 256GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
RAM 4GB, 6GB LPDDR4X 8GB, 12GB (LPDDR4X)
Storage Type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Storage/RAM variants 4GB+128GB, 6GB+128GB, 6GB+256GB 8GB + 128GB (India), 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB (global)
MAIN CAMERA
Features Night, portrait, street, panorama, Pro, tilt-shift, AI Eraser 2.0, motion photo LumaColor, 1x/2x lossless zoom, full-pixel auto zoom, flash
MAIN CAMERA 50 MP, f/1.8, AF 200 MP, f/1.8, 84° FOV, 6P lens, (wide), Samsung HP5 1/1.56", OIS; 8 MP, f/2.2, 112° FOV, 5P lens, (ultrawide)
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@60fps, 720p@120fps slow-motion 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps slow-motion
SELFIE CAMERA
Features — Portrait, night, panorama, dual-view video, time-lapse, HI-RES
Selfie camera 8 MP, f/2.0 50 MP, f/2.4, 86.7° FOV, 5P lens
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps
SOUND
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, 400% Ultra Volume Yes, with stereo speakers; 300% Ultra Volume mode
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 5.3, SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0 5.4, LDAC, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0
NFC No Yes (global version); No (India version)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZSS, A-GNSS GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, A-GPS
Radio — No
USB USB Type-C, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ax)
FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint, face unlock, proximity, ambient light, e-compass, accelerometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), proximity, ambient light, color temperature, e-compass, accelerometer, gyro, infrared remote control
BATTERY
Capacity 7000 mAh (typical), 6820 mAh (rated) 7000 mAh (typical), 6830 mAh (rated)
Charging Type 45W wired (45W PPS, 13.5W PD), 6.5W reverse wired, bypass charging 80W wired Ultra Charge (55W PPS, 13.5W PD 2.0); bypass charging; 6W reverse wired
Type — Li-Po, non-removable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Endurance Brown, Glory White Master Gold, Orchid Purple, Pebble Grey
Compatibility — Regional variants differ. Global/India: 7,000 mAh battery, 80W charging. Europe: 6,500 mAh battery, 45W charging, eSIM supported. India version has no NFC. Network bands vary by market (four band versions)
Cooling 5300 mm²+ AirFlow vapor chamber AirFlow VC cooling system
Launch Price INR 25,999 (4GB+128GB), INR 27,999 (6GB+128GB), INR 30,999 (6GB+256GB) — launch, 2026-08-12 INR 31,999 (8GB+128GB), INR 33,999 (8GB+256GB), INR 36,999 (12GB+256GB) — India launch, 2026-01-06
Models and regions India —
Price in Nigeria ₦413,400 – ₦492,900 (estimate, converted from India launch price) ₦467,300 – ₦540,300 (estimate, converted from India launch price)
TESTS
Battery Endurance Up to 20.4 hours video streaming, 12.34 hours gaming (realme claim) 7,000 mAh model: YouTube 22 h, WhatsApp 16.6 h, gaming 10.6 h, 6.8 h standby on 1% battery (realme Lab). EU 6,500 mAh model: YouTube 21 h, WhatsApp 15.4 h, gaming 10.4 h (realme Lab). PCMark battery test: 18h 08m (MySmartPrice)
Graphics — 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 867 (Notebookcheck); 860, stability 99.5% (MySmartPrice); 3DMark Wild Life: 3,187 (Notebookcheck)
Performance — AnTuTu: 971,755 (realme Lab); AnTuTu v11: 991,677 (FoneArena); AnTuTu: 1,000,596 (MySmartPrice, 8/128GB); Geekbench 6: 1,008 single / 2,913 multi (MySmartPrice); Geekbench 6.7: 1,002 / 2,932 (Notebookcheck, EU 8/256GB)
SECURITY
Security — In-display optical fingerprint, face unlock
EU LABEL
Repairability — Class C (EPREL, as reported by Notebookcheck)