realme 16 Pro+ 5G vs realme 11 Pro+ 5G

The realme 16 Pro+ 5G scores 7.9 in our rating, and the realme 11 Pro+ 5G scores 5.8. The realme 16 Pro+ 5G leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The realme 16 Pro+ 5G is the newer phone, announced Jan 6, 2026.

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realme realme 16 Pro+ 5G

7.9 Price TBA

Top score

realme realme 11 Pro+ 5G

5.8 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the realme 16 Pro+ 5G

Bigger battery 7,000 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.8 inches vs 6.7 inches
Brighter screen 6,500 nits vs 950 nits
Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 120 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs None
Newer model Jan 6, 2026 vs May 10, 2023

Why choose the realme 11 Pro+ 5G

Faster wired charging 100 W vs 80 W
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB vs 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
Lighter 189 g vs 198 g

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

Overall 7.9 5.8

Display 9.0 7.1

Performance 5.8 4.3

Camera 7.5 6.4

Battery 6.9 5.6

Design 8.7 6.1

Software support 7.9 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

Size 6.8 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED OLED, Curved Vision Display

Resolution 1280 × 2800 px 1080 × 2412 px

Pixel density 453 ppi —

Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz

Peak brightness 6,500 nits 950 nits

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Double-reinforced glass

Performance

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Dimensity 7050

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.8 GHz 2.6 GHz

GPU Adreno 722 Mali-G68 MC4

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage type UFS 3.1 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56" 200 MP, f/1.69, 1/1.4"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope —

Optical zoom 3.5× —

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@60 4K@30

Front camera 50 MP 32 MP

Front video 4K@60 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

Capacity 7,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 80 W 100 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

Dimensions 162.45 × 76.27 × 8.49 mm 161.6 × 73.9 × 8.7 mm

Thickness 8.49 mm 8.7 mm

Weight 198 g 189 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back — Vegan leather

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 None

Fingerprint Under-display optical —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Master Gold, Master Grey, Camellia Pink Sunrise Beige, Oasis Green, Astral Black

Connectivity and features

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.2

USB USB-C 2.0 —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

OS at launch Android 16 Android 13

Interface realme UI 7.0 realme UI 4.0

OS updates 5 years —

Security updates 6 years —

Launch and price

Spec realme 16 Pro+ 5Grealme 11 Pro+ 5G

Announced Jan 6, 2026 May 10, 2023

Released — May 15, 2023

Status Released Released

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