hotwav Note 16 vs realme 14

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; realme
Release date: September 2025, 8 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 870.706 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 82% of devices

Size: 6.9"; 6.67"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 395 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 180 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, 6000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen4
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 4x Cortex A78 a 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 a 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Adreno GPU
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; No, 30 fps
Features: Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Flicker sensor, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor: —; Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Pixel size: —; 0.61 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/2.88"

Capacity: 64 GB; 256 GB
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type: —; UFS Storage 3.1

Dimensions: 78.3 mm 171.8 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 75.6 mm 163.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 208 g; 196 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Gold; Silver Pink Brown
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 57 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 82 %; 87 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68, IP69

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 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), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
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
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

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), 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), 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)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), 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)