hotwav Note 16 vs realme 15 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; realme
Release date: September 2025, 8 months ago; July 2025, 10 months ago
AnTuTu: 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 1.015.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 85% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 2,899.00 ($ 424.06)

Size: 6.9"; 6.8"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1280 x 2800 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 460 ppi Very 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, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, 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: Unisoc Tiger T606; Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (SM7750-AB)
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 1x2.8 GHz Cortex A720 +4x2.4 GHz Cortex A720 + 3x1.84 GHz Cortex A520
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.8 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Adreno 722
RAM: 4 GB; 16 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; Dual 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; Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple 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
Sensor: —; Sony IMX896
Pixel size: —; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.56"

Dimensions: 78.3 mm 171.8 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 76.2 mm 162.3 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 208 g; 187 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black Blue Gold; White Green
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 57 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 82 %; 91 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP69

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 16 RealmeUI 7.0 (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services

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 5.4 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: 802.11a , 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; 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), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)