Realme P3 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Realme P3 Ultra 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultra, vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2024 with chipsetApple A18. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Realme P3 Ultra 5G
- Larger display: 6.83in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 183g vs 199g
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4674mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.83 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1272x2800 pixels | 1290x2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1500 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8 % | 88 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 256 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 in) | 160.9 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 in) | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 7.38 mm (0.29 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Red |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultra | Apple A18 |
| Max Frequency | 3350 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715) |
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 780 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Apple A18 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 1400 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2150.4 GFLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1216 | 3256 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4012 | 8096 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 8611 | 28158 |
| CPU | 318871 | 417158 |
| GPU | 551493 | 694070 |
| Memory | 276524 | 177712 |
| UX | 287045 | 333173 |
| NanoReview Score | 1433933 | 1622118 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 18 GB |
| UI Skin | Realme UI 6.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 4674 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (76% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:00 h | 1:39 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 15:57 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 21:26 h |
| Games | n/a | 07:34 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 148 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 | 5.4 | 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 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM (850/900/1800/1900) | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/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 | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 315 | 899 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 80 W | No |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Plus:
In the USA, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model has 1 physical slot + eSIM. In China, a model with only two physical SIM cards is available.
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
