Realme 16 5G
Launched Apr 2026
Usual price₹32,990
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Usual price ₹32,990 · launch price ₹31,999
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Score breakdown
Each part is scored from the specs (out of 100, the same ruler for every phone) and moves up or down with what reviewers praise or criticise. The Gifng score weighs them: camera 25%, performance 25%, battery 20%, display 15%, software 10%, build 5%.
What reviewers say
Good
- Bright, punchy AMOLED screen
- Thin and light
- Long battery life (about 14.6 h in PCMark)
- Good selfies
- Very long battery life
- Light, comfortable body
- Accurate colours in Natural mode, bright in HBM (about 1,631 nits measured)
Not so good
- Weak performance under heavy load
- No ultrawide camera
- No OIS, so low light suffers
- 60W charging feels slow for the price (about 71 min from 20%)
- Laggy app launches and frame drops in games for the price
- Only one useful rear camera; second lens is cosmetic
- Soft, noisy low-light photos
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91mobiles81/100Apr 2026
Gets the basics right with a bright screen, long battery and light body, but camera versatility and speed are limited.
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Digit69/100Apr 2026
Feels like a budget phone priced as a mid-ranger; battery is the only real standout.
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Gadgets360 (NDTV)70/100Jun 2026
Battery and looks are good but little else is new; rivals such as the OnePlus Nord CE 6 and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion are better buys.
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The Times of India70/100May 2026
A clean-looking phone that lasts all day and takes good selfies, held back by the missing ultrawide and patchy low light.
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Croma Unboxed70/100Jun 2026
A practical everyday phone whose strengths are battery life and the selfie camera.
Full specs
| Screen size | 6.57 inches |
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| Panel | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 1080x2372 |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 4,200 nits |
| Protection | DT Star D+ |
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo |
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| AnTuTu score | 6,11,679 |
| CPU | 8-core (2x Cortex-A76 2.5 GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 2.0 GHz) |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| RAM | 8 GB, 12 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| RAM / storage type | LPDDR4X, UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | Yes |
| Rear cameras | 50MP main + 2MP monochrome |
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| Main sensor | Sony IMX852 (per Smartprix), f/1.8, autofocus |
| Selfie camera | 50MP |
| Best video | 4K30 |
| Battery | 7000 mAh |
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| Wired charging | 60 W |
| Charger in the box | Yes |
| Software at launch | Android 16, Realme UI 7.0 |
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| OS updates | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years |
| Water / dust | IP69 |
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| Weight | 183 g |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm |
| Colours | Air Black, Air White |
| 5G | Yes |
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| Bluetooth | 5.3 |
| IR blaster | Yes |
| Speakers | stereo |
| Headphone jack | No |
| Fingerprint | in-display optical |
| Launched | Apr 2026 |
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| Launch price | ₹31,999 |
| 8 GB + 128 GB | launched at ₹31,999 |
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| 8 GB + 256 GB | launched at ₹33,999 |
| 12 GB + 256 GB | launched at ₹36,999 |
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Researched by Gifng on 2026-11-01 from the review sites and owner sources linked above (summaries in our own words). Specs as published by the maker and review sites.