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Spec scores £200-£399 Phones · 198 phones

Performance 2.3 /5 Average

Display 4 /5 Very Good

Rear Camera 2.7 /5 Average

Front Camera 3.3 /5 Good

Battery 3.3 /5 Good

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Buyers who want the longest possible battery life and a high-detail main camera from a mid-range phone, and who can live without a dedicated zoom lens.

7,000mAh battery is one of the biggest in any mainstream phone, so two-day use is realistic for lighter users
80W wired charging refills that huge battery quickly rather than leaving it on the plug all night
200MP stabilised main camera crops to 2x and 4x zoom without adding a separate lens

Realme 16 Pro

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About the Realme 16 Pro

The Realme 16 Pro is a mid-range phone built around two ideas: a very big battery and a very big camera sensor. The 7,000mAh cell is the sort of capacity you normally only see in rugged phones, and 80W charging means topping it up does not eat your evening. The headline camera is a 200MP Samsung sensor with optical stabilisation, which Realme uses to crop in for 2x and 4x zoom without the usual mush, though the supporting 8MP ultrawide is the weak link and there is no dedicated telephoto lens. Elsewhere it is a sensible package: a 6.78-inch 144Hz AMOLED panel, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max that is built for steady mid-range performance rather than benchmark records, IP68 and IP69K protection against dust and water, and Realme UI 7.0 on Android 16. Independent UK testing of this exact model is still thin on the ground, so the battery and camera figures here are launch specifications rather than measured results. For buyers who care about stamina and daylight photos more than raw speed, it is a strong shortlist candidate.

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Realme 16 Pro vs Realme 15 Pro - Key Differences

Feature	Realme 16 Pro	Realme 15 Pro
Display	6.78-inch AMOLED, 2772x1272, 144Hz	6.8-inch AMOLED, 2800x1280, 144Hz
Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Rear cameras	200MP main with OIS + 8MP ultrawide	50MP Sony IMX896 with OIS + 50MP ultrawide
Battery	7,000mAh, 80W wired	7,000mAh, 80W wired
Weight	192g	187g
Dimensions	162.6 x 77.6 x 7.75mm	162.3 x 76.2 x 7.8mm
Software	Realme UI 7.0 (Android 16)	Realme UI 6.0 (Android 15)

Frequently asked questions

Is the Realme 16 Pro worth buying?

The Realme 16 Pro is worth buying if battery life and a high-resolution main camera matter more to you than flagship processing power. The 7,000mAh battery and 80W charging are unusually generous for a mid-range phone, and IP68/IP69K protection is rare at this level. If you want a proper zoom lens or the fastest chip you can get, look further up the market.

How good is the Realme 16 Pro camera?

The main camera is a 200MP Samsung sensor with optical image stabilisation, and Realme uses the extra resolution to deliver 2x and 4x in-sensor zoom rather than a separate telephoto lens. It is backed by an 8MP ultrawide and a 50MP front camera. Expect strong daylight detail from the main sensor, with the low-resolution ultrawide being the obvious compromise.

How long does the Realme 16 Pro battery last?

The Realme 16 Pro has a 7,000mAh battery, which is one of the largest fitted to a mainstream phone and should comfortably see heavy users through a full day and beyond. It charges at up to 80W over a cable. There is no wireless charging.

Is the Realme 16 Pro waterproof?

The Realme 16 Pro carries IP68 and IP69K ratings, so it is sealed against dust and protected against both immersion and high-pressure, high-temperature water jets. That is more protection than most phones in its class offer. It is still not designed for swimming or deliberate submersion.

How does the Realme 16 Pro compare to the Realme 15 Pro?

Both phones share the same 7,000mAh battery and 80W charging, and both use a 144Hz AMOLED display, so the day-to-day experience is similar. The 16 Pro switches from the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 to a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max and replaces the 15 Pro's dual 50MP setup with a single 200MP main camera, and it ships on Android 16 with Realme UI 7.0 rather than Android 15. The 15 Pro keeps the wider 50MP ultrawide, which is the one area it still leads.

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Does the Realme 16 Pro support 5G and NFC?

Yes, the Realme 16 Pro is a 5G phone and includes NFC for contactless payments, along with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4. It also supports eSIM alongside a physical nano-SIM in European markets. Unlocking is handled by an in-display optical fingerprint reader or face recognition.

Realme 16 Pro Specifications

Spec Scores

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Dimensity 7300 Max
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

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45%

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42%

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93%

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45%

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50%

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100%

Based on calibrated CPU benchmark rankings (60%) and GFXBench GPU scores (40%). Apple chipsets included via editorial calibration since AnTuTu under-represents Apple's architecture.

6.78 inches
1272 x 2772 pixels
AMOLED, 144Hz, 6500 nits peak

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79%

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62%

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96%

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79%

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61%

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98%

Based on panel type (LTPO is the modern flagship gold standard), resolution, refresh rate, peak brightness, screen size, and HDR10+ / Dolby Vision support. Marketing peak-brightness claims are capped at 3500 nits to prevent inflation.

Triple camera setup
200 MP main camera
Optical image stabilisation (OIS)
4K video recording

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53%

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39%

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70%

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53%

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41%

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95%

Based on main-sensor size (1-inch / 1/1.3" beats 1/2.0"), telephoto reach (periscope > 5x > 3x optical), image processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra, Honor Magic Pro, Xiaomi Ultra), pro video features (ProRes, Apple Log, Dolby Vision), camera-partnership branding (Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss) and OIS. Older flagships are de-rated since image processing pipelines have advanced significantly each generation. Megapixel count is deliberately downweighted — it correlates poorly with real-world camera quality. Where DXOMARK has lab-tested the phone, its measured score replaces this estimate.

50 MP front camera
4K selfie video

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93%

Based on the image-processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra and Honor Magic lead on computational processing), sensor resolution in tiers rather than raw megapixels, autofocus, aperture and max selfie-video resolution. Calibrated against DXOMARK's selfie protocol.

7,000 mAh
80W wired, 55W PPS，13.5W PD2.0 - version 1

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Based on battery capacity (mAh) adjusted for platform efficiency calibrated against NotebookCheck, Tom's Guide, GSMArena and CNET reviewer tests. Apple A-series gets +45% (iOS process freezing + LTPO 1Hz + tuned panels make iPhone Pro Max outlast many 6500+ mAh Android phones in measured tests). Top Snapdragon / Dimensity flagships get +15%, budget chipsets are penalised −15% to −25% to reflect less efficient displays and looser background limits. Charging speed is excluded — see the separate Fast charging tag for that.

General

Dimensions

162.6 x 77.6 x 7.8

Weight

192 g

SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM +

Operating System

Android 16, up to 5 / 3 major upgrades

Colours

Gold, Pebble Grey, Orchid Purple

Radio

Body

Gold, Pebble Grey, Orchid Purple

Camera

Primary Camera Megapixels

200

Primary Camera

200 , f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, dual-pixel PDAF, OIS

Primary Camera Video

4K@30fs, 1080@30/60/120fs, HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS

Second Camera

200 , f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, dual-pixel PDAF, OIS

Third Camera

200 , f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, dual-pixel PDAF, OIS

Selfie Camera Features

Panorama

Primary Selfie Camera

50 , f/2.4, 23mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm

Video Resolution

2160

Selfie Video Resolution

4K@30fs, 1080@30/60fs, HDR

Display

Type

AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, PWM, 1000 nits (typ), 1400 nits (HBM), 6500 nits (peak)

Display Size

6.78

Display Resolution

1272 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

Display Protection

AGC DT star D+, Mohs level 6

CPU & Memory

Chipset

Dimensity 7300 Max

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Memory Card Slot

Internal Storage

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm Jack

Connectivity & Data

2G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International

5G

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International

Network Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Network Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

GPS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Battery

7000

Charging

80W wired, 55W PPS，13.5W PD2.0 - version 1 45W wired, 45W PPS，13.5W PD2.0 - version 2 Reverse wired Bypass Charging

Other

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass