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Realme 16T vs Vivo Y500
What 16T does better (5) and where Y500 wins (9) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
16TY500
| 16T | Y500 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 166.4 mm | 163.7 mm | +2.7 mm |
| Width | 78.2 mm | 76.2 mm | +2 mm |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm | 8.2 mm | +0.6 mm |
| Weight | 224 g | 210 g | +14 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is 16T better than Y500?
- 5GYes · Y500: No
- Refresh rate144 Hz vs 120 Hz+20%
- Wired charging45 W vs 44 W+2%
- Memory card slotYes · Y500: No
- CPU frequency2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz+9%
Why is Y500 better than 16T?
- Peak brightness1,200 nits vs 5,000 nits4.2×
- OLED panelNo · 16T: Yes
- Stereo speakersNo · 16T: Yes
- Pixel density254 ppi vs 450 ppi+77%
- Selfie camera16 MP vs 32 MP2×
- Resolution (width)720 px vs 1,260 px+75%
- Weight224 g vs 210 g+7%
- Thickness8.8 mm vs 8.2 mm+7%
- Screen-to-body ratio87.1% vs 90.3%+4%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 224 g | 210 g |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm | 8.2 mm |
| Height | 166.4 mm | 163.7 mm |
| Width | 78.2 mm | 76.2 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Back | Plastic | Plastic |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx8 |
| Glass protection | Panda-1681 glass | — |
| Colours | Starlight Red, Starlight Black, Aurora Green | Midnight Blue, Pearl White |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.8″ | 6.8″ |
| Panel | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 720 px | 1,260 px |
| Resolution (height) | 1,570 px | 2,800 px |
| Pixel density | 254 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,200 nits | 5,000 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 90.3% |
| HDR | — | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6300 | Unisoc T7300 |
| Chip maker | MediaTek | Unisoc |
| Process | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| AnTuTu score | 438,780 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 2,016 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 385 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/2.93" | 1/2.93" |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p | 1080p |
| Selfie camera | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 8,000 mAh | 8,100 mAh |
| Battery type | Si/C | Si/C |
| Active use (test) | 22.7 h | — |
| Wired charging | 45 W | 44 W |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| NFC | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Fingerprint sensor | Side | Under display |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | Realme UI 7.0 | OriginOS 6 |
