Poco M8 Pro 5G vs realme 16 Pro 5G

Poco
M8 Pro 5G

realme
16 Pro 5G
At a glance
- Brand
- POCO
- realme
- Release date
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- Launch price
- € 309.99 ($ 363.41)
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- AnTuTu
- 875.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 82% of devices
- 675.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.83"
- 6.8"
- Resolution
- 1280 x 2772 px FHD+
- 1272 x 2772 px QHD
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 447 ppi Very high density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3200 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Scratch resistant, Dragontrail glass, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- 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
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen4
- MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- CPU
- 1x2.7 GHz Kryo + 3x2.4 GHz P Cores +4x1.6 GHz E Cores
- 4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.7 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno
- Arm Mali-G615 MC2
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV50 Light Fusion 800
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- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
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- Sensor size
- 1/1.55"
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- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 120 fps
- Yes, 60 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Front Flash, Night Mode
- 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
Front camera
- Resolution
- 32 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV32D
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- Pixel size
- 0.61 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 6500 mAh
- 7000 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Ion Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 100.0W
- Yes , 80.0W
- Wireless charging
- Reverse charging 22.5W
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- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1600 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 61h
- ~ 71h
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 3.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 78.3 mm 163.3 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.6 mm 162.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 207 g
- 192 g
- Materials
- Plastic
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Black Silver Green
- Black Gold Pale Pink
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, Splash resistant
- 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
- 89 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15)
- Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
- Updates
- OS updates: 5 years
- OS updates: 5 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, AAC
- 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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- 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, Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1)
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)
Networks
- 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), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Gyroscope
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- Yes
















