realme 16
realme · Mar 2026
₹39,899
55 / 100 spec score
Higher overall- Home
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- realme 16 vs Galaxy A56
realme 16 vs Galaxy A56
realme 16 scores higher overall and wins 2 of 6 areas, but Galaxy A56 still wins 3.
Galaxy A56
Samsung · Mar 2025
₹41,999
48 / 100 spec score
Area by area
realme 16Galaxy A56
DisplayGalaxy A56 leads
PerformanceGalaxy A56 leads
Camerasrealme 16 leads
Batteryrealme 16 leads
PortabilityGalaxy A56 leads
Longevity
Why pick realme 16
- Front camera: 50 MP vs 12 MP
- Battery: 7,000 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging: 60 W vs 45 W
- Weight: 183 g vs 198 g
Why pick Galaxy A56
- Peak brightness: 1,900 nits vs 1,400 nits
- Thickness: 7.4 mm vs 8.1 mm
Six years of OS updates
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Your pick
realme 16
Scores 54 vs 48 on your weighting.
- realme 1654
- Galaxy A5648
If Battery mattered less to you, Galaxy A56 would draw level.
Full specifications
| realme 16 | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.57 in | 6.70 in |
| Panel | — | Super AMOLED |
| Resolution | — | 2340 × 1080 |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,400 nits | 1,900 nits |
| realme 16 | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo | Exynos 1580 |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| Top CPU clock | — | 2.90 GHz |
| RAM (max) | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory card slot | — | No |
| realme 16 | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Ultra-wide | — | 12 MP |
| Telephoto | — | 0 MP |
| Longest optical zoom | — | 1 × |
| Front camera | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Best video | — | 4K @ 30 fps |
| realme 16 | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 7,000 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Wired charging | 60 W | 45 W |
| Wireless charging | — | 0 W |
| realme 16 | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 183 g | 198 g |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm | 7.4 mm |
| Water resistance | — | IP67 |
| Build | — | Aluminium frame, glass back |
| realme 16 | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Launched with | Android 15 | Android 15 (One UI 7) |
| OS updates promised | — | 6 years |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm jack | — | No |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.