Realme 16 5g vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5g

Should you buy Realme 16 5G or Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the... basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsRealme 16 5GXiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
Price31999.027999.0
Camera50MP + 2MP And 50MP200 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP And 16 MP
Operating SystemAndroid 16Android v12
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Audio

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

- 3.5 mm

Loudspeaker

- Yes

Battery

Capacity

7000 mAh 4980 mAh

Quick Charging

60W Fast Charge Yes, Hyper, 120W: 100 % in 19 minutes

Removable

- No

Type

USB Type-C Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Flash

LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Front Camera

50MP 16 MP

Image Resolution

- 16300 x 12300 Pixels

Rear Camera

50MP + 2MP 200 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Film Camera

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1280x720 @ 30 fps

Design

Build Material

- Back: Mineral Glass

Colours

Air White, Air Black Arctic White, Obsidian Black, Iceberg Blue

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Water Resistance

IP69 Pro Level -

Weight

183g 208.4 grams

Dimensions

Height

15.83cm 162.9 mm

Thickness

0.81cm 8.9 mm

Width

7.51cm 76.03 mm
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Display

Aspect Ratio

- 20:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with punch-hole display

Brightness

- 900 nits

Display Type

AMOLED AMOLED

Pixel Density

397 PPI 395 ppi

Refresh Rate

120Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

FHD+2372 × 1080 Pixels 1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

- Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Screen Size

6.57 inch 6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.0% -

General

Brand

Realme Xiaomi

Custom UI

realme UI 7.0 HyperOS

Launch Date

April 2, 2026 January 5, 2023

Model

16 -

Operating System

Android 16 Android v12

SAR Value

- Head: 0.865 W/kg, Body: 0.836 W/kg

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 5.3 Yes, v5.2

GPS

Yes Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

- No

Network Support

2G, 3G, 4G, 4G VOLTE, 5G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

- 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

- 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

Nano-SIM card SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

- Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5 Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Calling

Yes -

Performance

Graphics

- Mali-G68 MC4

Processor

Dimensity 6400 Turbo MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V

RAM

8GB/12GB 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

- Yes

Other Sensors

- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

- No

Internal Memory

128GB/256GB 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
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