Tecno Pova 7 Ultra 5G vs Realme 16 Pro Plus
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Tecno Pova 7 Ultra 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate) that was released on June 20, 2025, against the Realme 16 Pro Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and came out 7 months after. 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 Tecno Pova 7 Ultra 5G
- Handles wireless charging up to 30W
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1771K versus 1392K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
Reasons to consider the Realme 16 Pro Plus
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 6000 mAh
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 70W)
- The phone is 7 months newer
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1374 and 1190 points
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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 6500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160 mm (6.3 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | Gold, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.2/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8369 | 7820 |
| Single-core score | 1190 | 1374 |
| Multi-core score | 3914 | 4363 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 519471 | 504281 |
| GPU | 493745 | 321491 |
| Memory | 362570 | 209587 |
| UX | 395658 | 357033 |
| Total score | 1771444 | 1392392 |
| Samples | [18 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1205 | - |
Recent User Tests
Tecno Pova 7 Ultra 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-03 (Murafal) | AnTuTu 12 | 1790753 |
| π 2026-09-27 (caster) | AnTuTu 12 | 1929222 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Dobielada) | AnTuTu 11 | 1831291 |
| π 2026-08-10 (Jeekei Cars) | AnTuTu 11 | 1667428 |
| π 2026-06-11 (Wwem) | AnTuTu 11 | 1798534 |
Realme 16 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-14 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1393909 |
| π 2026-03-20 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1396562 |
| π 2026-03-19 (febrycitizen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1392392 |
| π 2026-03-17 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1391276 |
| π 2026-03-13 -> Phil | AnTuTu 11 | 1359701 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HIOS 15 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 70 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (30 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (62% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 1:04 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1300 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 18:05 hr |
| Watching video | - | 20:08 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:00 hr |
| Standby | - | 140 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#15th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 116Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 80 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 15 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV08D |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2025 | January 2026 |
| Release date | July 2025 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $420 | $445 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 70 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme 16 Pro Plus. But if the gaming and connectivity are more of a priority β go for the Tecno Pova 7 Ultra 5G.
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