hotwav Note 16 vs realme neo7 Turbo

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; realme
Release date: September 2025, 8 months ago; June 2025, 11 months ago
AnTuTu: 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 2.151.533 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,999.00 ($ 292.80)

Size: 6.9"; 6.8"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1280 x 2800 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 453 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, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Armor glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 1xCortex X4 3,4GHZ + 3xCortex X4 2,85GHZ + 4xCortex A720 2GHZ
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 3.4 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Immortalis-G720 MC12
RAM: 4 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
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, Dual 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; 76.1 mm 162.4 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 208 g; 205 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Gold; Black Silver
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 57 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 82 %; 89 %
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; 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
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), 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) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; 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, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)