realme 16 vs Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
realme
16
Samsung
Galaxy A37 5G
At a glance
- Brand
- realme
- Samsung
- Release date
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- March 2026, 2 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 454.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 71% of devices
- 713.393 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 78% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.57"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2372 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 391 ppi High Density
- 385 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4000 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1900 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR10+, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Dimensity 6400
- Exynos 1480
- CPU
- 2× Cortex A76 a 2.5 GHz +6× Cortex A55 a 2.0 GHz
- 4x2.75GHz Cortex A78 + 4x2.05GHz Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 6 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.5 GHz
- 2.75 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G57 MC2
- Samsung Xclipse 530
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX852
- —
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Dual capture, Night Mode
- 2x2 OCL, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, AutoFraming, Autofocus, Touch focus, All Pixel Omni- Directional PDAF, NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode, DOL HDR
- Pixel size
- —
- 1.12 µm
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.4
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Pixel size
- —
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 60.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 3.1
- SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.1 mm 158.3 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.2 mm 162.9 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 181 g
- 196 g
- Materials
- Leather
- Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Colors
- Black Electric Gray
- Black White Green Violet
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H
- IP68
- Usable surface
- 89 %
- 89 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
- Android 16 Android 16
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), HOGP, APT-x, LDAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- 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, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), 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)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- 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)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), 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
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Compass
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
