Xiaomi Redmi K30 vs Realme 16x

Product
Xiaomi Redmi K30
260 USD
Realme 16x
260 USD

Price
260 USD
260 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Realme Mobiles
Model No
Redmi K30
Realme 16x

Launch Date
2019, December 10
2026, August 12

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 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
165.3 x 76.6 x 8.8 mm (6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
166.5 x 78.2 x 8.8 mm (6.56 x 3.08 x 0.35 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz)
217 g (7.65 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Blue, Red, Purple
Endurance Brown, Glory White

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
IPS LCD, 144Hz, 975 nits (typ), 1200 nits (HBM)
Size
6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.81 inches, 113.4 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)

OS
Android 10, MIUI 11
Android 16, up to 2 major OS updates, Realme UI 7.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 618
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
6GB/8GB
4GB/6GB
Storage
64GB/128GB/256GB UFS 2.1
128GB/256GB UFS 2.2
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC

Lens 1
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 4
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS
1080p@30/60fps

Lens 1
20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4", 0.8µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
HDR
Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 27W, 100% in 68 min (advertised)
45W wired, 45W PPS, 13.5W PD/QC 7W reverse wired Bypass charging

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio

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 HD
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio, recording
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 218200 (v7), 272229 (v8) GeekBench: 7008 (v4.4), 1692 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: 1378:1 (nominal)
Camera
Photo / Video
Audio quality
Noise -94.0dB / Crosstalk -93.0dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 101h