hotwav Note 16 vs realme 12 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; realme
Release date: September 2025, 9 months ago; January 2024, 2 years 5 months ago
AnTuTu: 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 574.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 75% of devices
Launch price: —; ₹ 26,999.00 ($ 284.45)

Size: 6.9"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1080 x 2412 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 394 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 950 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen1
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 4x2.2GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Adreno 710
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor: —; Sony IMX882
Pixel size: —; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.95"

Dimensions: 78.3 mm 171.8 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 74.0 mm 161.4 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 208 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic; Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors: Black Blue Gold; Blue Beige
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 57 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 82 %; 90 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP65

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 14 Upside-down cake RealmeUI 5.0 (Android 14)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2 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: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; 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, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Gyroscope: —; Yes
Audio: —; Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones