Realme Neo 7 SE vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Realme Neo 7 SE Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Max, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2024 with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Realme Neo 7 SE
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 3582mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Lighter design: 199g vs 212g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1264x2780 pixels | 1206x2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 450 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 91.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 239 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.53 mm (6.4 in) | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) |
| Width | 76.27 mm (3 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 8.56 mm (0.34 in) | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Silver - Gold |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Max | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3250 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725) - 3/3 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725) |
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP7 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2329.6 GFLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1540 | 3558 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6054 | 8958 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 32952 |
| CPU | 437392 | 408349 |
| GPU | 678472 | 739305 |
| Memory | 355848 | 281199 |
| UX | 346190 | 365064 |
| NanoReview Score | 1817902 | 1793917 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) |
| OS Size | 61 GB | 18 GB |
| UI Skin | Realme UI 6.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 7000 mAh | 3582 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 80 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 23 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:38 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 11:41 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 17:46 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:35 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 132 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | 142 |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.953 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 120 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 93 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B19/B20/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 240 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 80 W | No |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Pro:
In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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