Home Phone comparison Honor 500 and Realme 16 - Which is better?

Honor 500 vs Realme 16

89 out 100
Honor 500
VS
69 out 100
Realme 16
Honor 500
Realme 16

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 500 Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, vs Realme 16, Manufactured in February, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 500
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 7000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Realme 16
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 198g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 500 and Realme 16
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor 500
vs
Realme 16

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1264x2736 pixels 1080x2372 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 397 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 89.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155.8 mm (6.13 in) 158.3 mm (6.23 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.75 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 500
91.1 %
Realme 16
89.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor 500 and Realme 16 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo
Max Frequency 3210 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 825 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 1024 64
GPU Frequency 1150 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS 137.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 500
2185
Realme 16
809
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 500
6974
Realme 16
2043
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2185809
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69742043
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 500], [Realme 16]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 500
2344395
Realme 16
564125
CPU670547222910
GPU78138348154
Memory353250127147
UX539215165914
NanoReview Score2344395564125

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 8000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 60 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.4 (0.71)1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size0.56 μm0.6 μm
Autofocusn/aLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No n/a
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr February, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 380 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 80 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 500 the clear winner in this comparison.

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