Xiaomi Mi Note 3 vs Realme 16

Product
Xiaomi Mi Note 3
299 USD
Realme 16
299 USD

Price
299 USD
299 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Realme Mobiles
Model No
Mi Note 3
RMX5171

Launch Date
2017, September 18
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 ,CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Dimensions
152.6 x 74 x 7.6 mm (6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
158.3 x 75.1 x 8.1 mm (6.23 x 2.96 x 0.32 in)
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz)
183 g (6.46 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
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)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, Blue
White Swan, Black Cloud

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR, 1000 nits (typ), 1400 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)
Size
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.57 inches, 105.0 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
1080 x 2372 pixels (~397 ppi density)

OS
Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), MIUI 10
Android 16, Realme UI 7.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 6400 Turbo (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 512
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
6GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
128GB, eMMC 5.1
256GB UFS 2.2
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF, 4-axis OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.93", 0.60µm, PDAF
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.6, 52mm (telephoto), AF, 2x optical zoom
Auxiliary lens
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama, selfie mirror
Video
4K@30fps, 720p@120fps
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
50 MP, f/2.4, 23mm (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30/60fps
Features
Panorama

Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W - Quick Charge 3.0
60W wired, 45W PPS, 13.5W PD2.0 Reverse wired

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

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
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS ,YesInfrared port,Yes
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
Yes
Unspecified
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG