Apple iPhone 17 vs realme 16
Apple
iPhone 17
realme
16
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- realme
- Release date
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- Launch price
- € 959.00 ($ 1,122.77)
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- AnTuTu
- 2.084.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 454.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 71% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.3"
- 6.57"
- Resolution
- 1206 x 2622 px QHD
- 1080 x 2372 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- AMOLED
- Density
- 458 ppi Very high density
- 391 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, HLG, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4000 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19
- MediaTek Dimensity 6400
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 2× Cortex A76 a 2.5 GHz +6× Cortex A55 a 2.0 GHz
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Mali-G57 MC2
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
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- LPDDR4X RAM
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Sony IMX852
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
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- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
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- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 480 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Dual capture, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
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- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 3692 mAh
- 7000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 40.0W
- Yes , 60.0W
- Wireless charging
- 25W Wireless Charging
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- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 41h
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- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 71.5 mm 149.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.1 mm 158.3 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 177 g
- 181 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Leather
- Colors
- Black White Blue Pink Green
- Black Electric Gray
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 89 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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- Google services
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- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 mmWave (26GHz), n260 mmWave (39GHz), n261 mmWave (28GHz)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
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- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Compass
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- Yes
