Realme 16 Pro Plus vs 14 Pro Plus 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Realme 16 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on January 6, 2026, against the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 1 year before. 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 Realme 16 Pro Plus
- Shows 35% longer battery life (34:57 vs 25:48 hours)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 6000 mAh
- Delivers 69% higher peak brightness (1974 against 1171 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1392K versus 1107K)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1272 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.6% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 96.6% |
| PWM | - | 290 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) | 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.3 mm (3 inches) | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Pink | White, Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.2/5) | Good (3.75/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7820 | 4344 |
| Single-core score | 1374 | 1107 |
| Multi-core score | 4363 | 2986 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 504281 | 424937 |
| GPU | 321491 | 182283 |
| Memory | 209587 | 222574 |
| UX | 357033 | 277837 |
| Total score | 1392392 | 1107631 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 370 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 15362 |
| Video editing | - | 6616 |
| Photo editing | - | 31378 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10387 |
| Writing score | - | 17724 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 16 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-14 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1393909 |
| 📘 2026-03-20 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1396562 |
| 📘 2026-03-19 (febrycitizen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1392392 |
| 📘 2026-03-17 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1391276 |
| 📘 2026-03-13 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1359701 |
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (SHEEDE) | AnTuTu 11 | 1053161 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Александр) | AnTuTu 11 | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (Александр) | AnTuTu 11 | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-01-30 -> Egorik | AnTuTu 11 | 1121694 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (БАБРИК)) | AnTuTu 11 | 1117236 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS size | - | 17 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 0:55 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1300 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 18:05 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 20:08 hr | 13:38 hr |
| Gaming | 08:00 hr | 06:42 hr |
| Standby | 140 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (15th and 142nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 | Sony IMX896 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 73 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08D | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | GalaxyCore GC32E2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 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* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2026 | January 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $445 | $325 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 80 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 Realme 16 Pro Plus is definitely a better buy.
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