realme 16 Pro+ 5G vs realme 5i

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 16 Pro+ 5GSnapdragon 7 Gen 4Change
realme 5irealme 5iSnapdragon 665Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the realme 16 Pro+ 5G uses the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm), the realme 5i the Snapdragon 665 (11 nm). The realme 16 Pro+ 5G's fastest core runs at 2.80 GHz, the realme 5i's at 2.02 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.8 inches on the realme 16 Pro+ 5G, 6.5 inches on the realme 5i. Up to 144 Hz on the realme 16 Pro+ 5G, 60 Hz on the realme 5i.
  3. Battery: 7,000 mAh on the realme 16 Pro+ 5G, 5,000 mAh on the realme 5i.
  4. Main camera: 12.6 MP on the realme 16 Pro+ 5G, 12.7 MP on the realme 5i.

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Snapdragon 665
Process
4 nm11 nm
CPU
1× 2.80 GHz Cortex-A720
4× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A720
3× 1.84 GHz Cortex-A5204× 2.02 GHz Kryo 260 Gold
4× 1.80 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Top CPU speed
2.80 GHz2.02 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 722Adreno 610

Memory

Versions seen
12GB | 512GB3GB | 64GB
4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR5XLPDDR4X

Display

Size
6.8 in6.5 in
Resolution
1280 × 2800720 × 1600
Pixel density
453 ppi269 ppi
Refresh rates
144 Hzalso 30, 60, 90, 12060 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLG—

Battery

Capacity
7,000 mAh5,000 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/1.8 · 5.56 mm12.7 MP4112 × 3088 · f/1.8 · 4.05 mm
Back camera 2
12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/1.8 · 5.56 mm12.7 MP4112 × 3088 · f/1.8 · 4.05 mm
Back camera 3
12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/2.8 · 12.19 mm12.7 MP4112 × 3088 · f/1.8 · 4.05 mm
Back camera 4
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 1.6 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.25 · 1.64 mm
Back camera 5
—1.9 MP1600 × 1200 · f/2.4 · 1.77 mm
Back camera 6
—1.9 MP1600 × 1200 · f/2.4 · 1.77 mm
Front camera
12.7 MP4112 × 3088 · f/2.4 · 3.23 mm8.1 MP3280 × 2464 · f/2 · 2.75 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 5
6 GHz Wi-Fi
YesNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
YesNo
NFC
YesNo
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 16Android 10–16
Released with
Android 16Android 9
Widevine DRM
L1L3

Sensors

Sensors
44 sensors21 sensors
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