Tecno Camon 18 Premier vs Realme 16x
Product
Price
260 USD
260 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Tecno Mobiles
Realme Mobiles
Model No
18 Premier - CH9, CH9n
Realme 16x
Launch Date
2021, October 15
2026, August 12
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Dimensions
163.8 x 75.9 x 8.2 mm (6.45 x 2.99 x 0.32 in)
166.5 x 78.2 x 8.8 mm (6.56 x 3.08 x 0.35 in)
Weight
200.6 g (7.09 oz)
217 g (7.65 oz)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Polar night, Vast sky
Endurance Brown, Glory White
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 550 nits (typ)
IPS LCD, 144Hz, 975 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM)
Size
6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.81 inches, 113.4 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)
OS
Android 11, HIOS 8.0
Android 16, up to 2 major OS updates, Realme UI 7.0
Chipset
Mediatek Helio G96 (12 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2
Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
8GB
4GB/6GB
Storage
256GB
128GB/256GB
UFS 2.2
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC
Lens 1
64 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/3.5, 135mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, 5x optical zoom
Lens 3
12 MP, (ultrawide), gimbal OIS
Features
Quad-LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
1080p@30/60fps
Lens 1
32 MP, (wide)
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Features
Panorama
Capacity
Li-Po 4750 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 33W, 64% in 30 min
45W wired, 45W PPS, 13.5W PD/QC
7W reverse wired
Bypass charging
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Yes
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM Radio
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Performance
AnTuTu: 293517 (v8), 346389 (v9)
GeekBench: 1758 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker
-26.2 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 112h