Blackview Wave 8C vs realme 16 Pro 5G

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; realme
Release date: November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago; January 2026, 4 months ago
AnTuTu: 149.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices; 675.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 77% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.8"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1272 x 2772 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 278 ppi Medium Density; 460 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2D curved glass screen, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 70% NTSC, NTSC, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1-144 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A; MediaTek Dimensity 7300
CPU: 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz; 4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 28 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.5 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE8322; Arm Mali-G615 MC2
RAM: 2 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; RAM LPDDR5X

Resolution: 8 Mpx; 200 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung S5K4H7; —
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/4"; —
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 60 fps
Features: Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical 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, Night Mode

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 77.6 mm 162.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 192 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Blue Violet; Black Gold Pale Pink
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP68, IP69
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 82 %; 91 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 5 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; 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; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)