realme 16 vs realme 5 - Comparison, Specs & Price in India (Sep 2026)

Price Comparison −

PRICE & STORE OFFERS

Price & Store Offers

₹31,999

₹7,999

General −

LAUNCH DATE

Launch Date

April 2, 2026 (Official)

August 27, 2019 (Official)

CUSTOM UI

Custom UI

Realme UI

ColorOS

OPERATING SYSTEM(OS)

Operating System(OS)

Android v16

Android v9.0 (Pie)

OS UPDATES

OS Updates

3 Year

-

SECURITY UPDATES

Security Updates

4 Year

-

OIS

-

No

BLUETOOTH

Bluetooth

-

Yes, v5.0

NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION

Near Field Communication

-

No

Back Camera −

RESOLUTION

Resolution

2372x1080 px (UHD (4k))

-

AUTOFOCUS

Autofocus

Yes

Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus, Continuous Autofocus

OIS

Yes

-

FLASH

Flash

Yes

Yes, LED Flash

SHOOTING MODES

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

CAMERA FEATURES

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

VIDEO RECORDING FEATURES

Video Recording Features

Yes, Screen flash

4k @30 fps Full HD @30 fps

IMAGE RESOLUTION

Image Resolution

-

4000 x 3000 Pixels

SETTINGS

Settings

-

Exposure compensation, ISO control

CAMERA

Camera

-

12 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP

Front Camera −

RESOLUTION

Resolution

2372x1080 px (UHD (4k))

-

FLASH

Flash

Yes

-

VIDEO RECORDING

Video Recording

Yes, Screen flash

-

FRONT CAMERA

Front Camera

-

13 MP

Performance −

CHIPSET

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

CPU

Octa core (2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Octa core (2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260)

ARCHITECTURE

Architecture

64 bit

FABRICATION

Fabrication

6 nm

11 nm

GRAPHICS (GPU)

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 610

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM TYPE

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

-

BATTERY DRAIN*

Battery Drain*

-

9.0 %

HEATING*

Heating*

-

32.2 %

Display −

DISPLAY TYPE

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

IPS LCD

SCREEN SIZE

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

RESOLUTION

Resolution

2372x1080 px (UHD (4k))

720x1600 px (HD+)

PEAK BRIGHTNESS

Peak Brightness

4200 nits

-

HBM BRIGHTNESS

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

-

REFRESH RATE

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

-

ASPECT RATIO

Aspect Ratio

20:9

PIXEL DENSITY

Pixel Density

397 ppi

270 ppi

SCREEN TO BODY RATIO (CALCULATED)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.24 %

82.07 %

SCREEN PROTECTION

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla

BEZEL-LESS DISPLAY

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

SCREEN TO BODY RATIO (CLAIMED BY THE BRAND)

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

89 %

Design & Body −

HEIGHT

Height

158.30 mm

164.4 mm

WIDTH

Width

75.1 mm

75.6 mm

THICKNESS

Thickness

8.10 mm

9.3 mm

WEIGHT

Weight

183 grams

198 grams

BUILD MATERIAL

Build Material

Back: Plastic

WATER RESISTANCE

Water Resistance

-

Yes, Splash proof

Network −

SIM SLOT(S)

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM TYPE

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

NETWORK SUPPORT

Network Support

5G, 4G

5G Not Supported, 4G

VOLTE

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

4G bands Expand

SIM 2

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

4G bands Expand

WI-FI

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

-

WI-FI FEATURES

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

BLUETOOTH

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.3

-

GPS

Yes with Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No

-

IR BLASTER

IR Blaster

Yes

-

Battery −

CAPACITY

Capacity

7000 mAh

5000 mAh

QUICK CHARGING

Quick Charging

Yes, 60W Fast Charging

-

BATTERY TYPE

Battery Type

-

Li-ion

TALKTIME

TalkTime

-

Up to 46.9 Hours(2G)

BATTERY LIFE (PC MARK)

Battery Life (PC Mark)

-

19h 12m

CHARGING TIME (20% TO 100%)

Charging Time (20% to 100%)

-

2h 38m 8s

Storage −

INTERNAL STORAGE

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

STORAGE TYPE

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

eMMC

EXPANDABLE STORAGE

Expandable Storage

Yes

Yes, Up to 256 GB

Multimedia −

AUDIO JACK

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

Sensors −

FINGERPRINT SENSOR

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

FINGERPRINT SENSOR POSITION

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Rear

FINGERPRINT SENSOR TYPE

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical,Ultrasonic

-

OTHER SENSORS

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

PROCESSOR

Processor

-

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

RAM & STORAGE

RAM & Storage

-

3 GB RAM + 32 GB 4 GB RAM + 64 GB 4 GB RAM + 128 GB

DISPLAY

Display

-

6.5", 720 x 1600 Resolution

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