Realme 16 5G vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (2TB)

Here you can compare Realme 16 5G and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (2TB). Comparing Realme 16 5G vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (2TB) on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Realme 16 5G stands against Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (2TB) and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Realme 16 5G is ₹31,910 and for Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (2TB) is ₹2,29,900. The details of both of these products were last updated on Jun 24, 2026.

Specification	Realme 16 5G	Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (2TB)
Rear Camera	50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) FOV 75°; 5P lens; AF Supported 2 MP ƒ/2.4 FOV 88°; 3P+IR lens	48 MP ƒ/1.78 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS, Sony IMX903 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom, Sony IMX973 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, Sony IMX972
Internal Memory	128 GB	2 TB
RAM	8 GB	12 GB
Display	6.57 inches, 1080 x 2372 pixels, 120 Hz	6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz
Battery	7000 mAh	4832 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Price	₹31,910	₹2,29,900

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Overview

Specs Score	68 / 100	84 / 100 Better Specs
Display Resolution	1080 x 2372 pixels	1320 x 2868 pixels Better Resolution
RAM	8 GB	12 GB More RAM
Storage	128 GB	2 TB More Storage
CPU Clock Speed	2.5 GHz Faster Clock Speed
CPU Cores	Octa Core More CPU Cores	Hexa Core
Front Camera	50 MP Better Front Camera Resolution	18 MP
Weight	183 g Lighter	231 g
Thickness	8.1 mm Slimmer	8.75 mm
Battery	7000 mAh Bigger Battery	4832 mAh
Unique Features	Fingerprint Sensor No Memory Card Support No	No NFC No Wireless Charging

General

Model	16 5G	iPhone 17 Pro Max
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot)	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	Nano+Nano SIM	eSIM+Nano SIM
eSIM Support		Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
OS Updates	3 years
Security Updates	4 years
Release Date	April 02, 2026	September 09, 2025
In The Box	Phone x 1, Charger x 1, USB Data Cable x 1, SIM Ejector Tool x 1, Protective Case x 1, Quick Guide x 1	iPhone with iOS 26, USB‑C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation

Design

Dimensions	75.1 x 158.3 x 8.1 mm	78 x 163.4 x 8.75 mm
Weight	183 g	231 g
Bezel less	No
Colors	Air White, Air Black	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Type	Color AMOLED Screen (1.07 billion)	Color OLED Screen (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes, 240 Hz Touch Sampling Rate	Yes
Size	6.57 inches, 1080 x 2372 pixels, 120 Hz	6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	20.06:9	19.5:9
PPI	~ 397 PPI	~ 460 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 94%	~ 90.7%
Glass Type	DT Star D+	Ceramic Shield 2
Brightness	1000 nits(Typical) HBM: 1400 nits(Typical) 4200nit Peak Brightness	1,000 nits max brightness (typical); 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 3,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness
HDR Support		Yes
Adaptive Refresh Rate		Yes
Color Gamut		Wide Colour (P3)
Features	Vivid mode: 100% DCI-P3 Natural mode: 100% sRGB Cinematic mode: 100% DCI-P3 Colorful mode: 100% DCI-P3	Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Hdr Display. True Tone. Wide Colour (P3). Haptic Touch. 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical). Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Dynamic Island

Memory

RAM	8 GB	12 GB
RAM Type	LPDDR4X
Storage	128 GB	2 TB
Storage Type	UFS 2.2
Card Slot	Yes, (Hybrid Slot)	No

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	NR: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28B/n40/n41/n77/n78	FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)
VoLTE	Yes	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Supported 802.11a/b/g/n Supported Wi-Fi Display Supported WLAN Tethering Supported	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support		Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, SBC,AAC,Aptx,Aptx-HD,LDAC,LHDC(*LHDC only support OPPO Enco X series,oneplus Buds Pro series)	Yes, v6.0
USB	Yes, USB-C v2.0	Yes, USB-C v3.2
USB Features	USB on-the-go	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage

Performance

AnTuTu Score		2,590,573 (Total) (v10)
Geekbench Score		10,098 (Multi Core) (v6)
3DMark Score		6,010 (Wild Life Extreme)

Extra

GPS	Single band: Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC), Digital compass, Wi-Fi, Cellular, iBeacon micro-location
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, Side	No
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Color Temperature Sensor, E-compass, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, In-display Optical Fingerprint Sensor, Infrared Remote Control	Face ID, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC		Yes
Cooling System		VC Cooling
AI Features	AI Popout, AI Portrait Glow, AI Edit Genie, AI Instant Clip, NEXT AI	Apple Intelligence
Water Resistance	Yes	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min, IP68
IP Rating	IP69	IP68
Dust Resistant		Yes
Extra Features	Mirror Selfie, Bypass Charging, 6050mm² Airflow VC	Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip

Camera

Rear Camera	50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) FOV 75°; 5P lens; AF Supported 2 MP ƒ/2.4 FOV 88°; 3P+IR lens	48 MP ƒ/1.78 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS, Sony IMX903 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom, Sony IMX973 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, Sony IMX972
Camera Sensor	50MP Sony IMX852
OIS		Yes
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus
Features	Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Panorama, Cinematic, SLO-MO, Dual-view video, TIME-LAPSE, HI-RES, Google Lens, Underwater, Hypertext, TILT-SHIFT, Food, Vibe, AI Landscape, LumaColor IMAGE, 1080P video: 60 fps, 30 fps(with Retouch on), 720P video: 60 fps, 30 fps, EIS/OIS video: 30 fps(Cinematic mode), Supports Cinematic video shooting, Supports video zoom shooting: up to 10× digital zoom, 720P SLO-MO video: 120 fps, Supports Dual-view video shooting, Supports TIME-LAPSE video shooting, 1080P UNDERWATER: 30fps	48MP Pro Fusion Camera System, 48MP Fusion Main: 24 Mm, ƒ/1.78 Aperture, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Support For Super-High-Resolution Photos (24MP And 48MP), Also Enables 12MP Optical-Quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, ƒ/1.78 Aperture, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 Mm, ƒ/2.2 Aperture And 120° Field Of View, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super-High-Resolution Photos (48MP), 48MP Fusion Telephoto: 100 Mm (4x), ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Also Enables 12MP Optical-Quality 8x Telephoto: 200 Mm, ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, 8x Optical-Quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out, 16x Optical-Quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Next-Generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63MP), Latest-Generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48MP Macro Photography, ProRAW, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-Eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And DNG, Video Recording, 4K Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main) Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Action Mode Up To 2.8K Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, ProRes Video Recording Up To 4K At 120 Fps With External Recording, ProRes RAW5, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log 2, Genlock Support6, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow-Motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4K Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time-Lapse Video With Stabilisation, Night Mode Time-Lapse, QuickTake Video Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 15x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4K, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8MP Still Photos While Recording 4K Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: HEVC, H.264, ProRes And ProRes RAW, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio-Quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix
Video Recording	1080p @ 60 fps FHD, 4K @ 30 fps UHD	4K @ 120/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/60 fps FHD
Flash	Yes, LED	Yes, Dual LED
Front Camera	50 MP ƒ/2.4 (Wide Angle) FOV 86°; 5P lens Punch Hole	18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) Sony IMX914 Retina Flash
Front Video Recording	1080p @ 60 fps FHD, 720p @ 60 fps HD	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD

Technical

OS	Android v16	iOS v26
Custom UI	Realme UI 7.0
Chipset	mediatek Dimensity 6400 Turbo	Apple A19 Pro
CPU	2.5 GHz, Octa Core Processor	Hexa Core Processor
Core Details	2X Arm Cortex-A76 up to 2.5GHz, 6X Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0GHz
GPU	Mali G57 MC2 @1.07GHz	Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
NPU		3nm
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	MP3, AAC, APE, AMR, WAV, OGG, FLAC, WMA	AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback
Video	AVI, 3GP, MP4, WMV, MKV, MOV, ASF, FLV	HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
FM Radio	No	No
Speaker Type	Dual Stereo
Audio Features	300% Louder, Immersive Sound
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	7000 mAh	4832 mAh, Li-ion Battery
Fast Charging	Yes, 60W Fast Charging	Yes
Wireless Charging		Yes, 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging		Yes, 4.5W
Bypass Charging	Yes

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