Vivo Z5i vs Realme 16

Product
Vivo Z5i
299 USD
Realme 16
299 USD

Price
299 USD
299 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Vivo Mobiles
Realme Mobiles
Model No
Z5i
RMX5171

Launch Date
2019, November 01
2026, January 29

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100-CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Dimensions
162.2 x 76.5 x 8.9 mm (6.39 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
158.3 x 75.1 x 8.1 mm (6.23 x 2.96 x 0.32 in)
Weight
193 g (6.81 oz)
183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Glazed Black, Jade Blue
White Swan, Black Cloud
Build
Glass front (AGC DT-Star D+), plastic frame, plastic back AGC DT-Star D+ IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 0.5m for 60 days)

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR, 1000 nits (typ), 1400 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)
Size
6.53 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.57 inches, 105.0 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
1080 x 2372 pixels (~397 ppi density)

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), Funtouch 9.2
Android 16, Realme UI 7.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 6400 Turbo (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 612
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
8GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
128GB Built-in,
256GB UFS 2.2
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.93", 0.60µm, PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Auxiliary lens
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
PDAF + 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) + 2 MP, f/2.4, macro camera, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Phase detection, touch focus, Panorama, HDR
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama, selfie mirror
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
50 MP, f/2.4, 23mm (wide)
Features
HDR
Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30/60fps

Capacity
(Li-Po Non removable), 5000 mAh
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W
60W wired, 45W PPS, 13.5W PD2.0 Reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity

Loudspeaker
Speaker Phone
Yes
3.5mm jack
3.5mm Audio Jack, MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player

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
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
NFC
Yes
Radio
Unspecified