Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Realme 16 Pro Plus
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Realme 16 Pro Plus, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
Reasons to choose Realme 16 Pro Plus
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 198g vs 234g
- Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | 6.81 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1280x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 515 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | 900 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) | 162.5 mm (6.4 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 76.3 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 234 g (8.25 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Back panel | Ceramic | Eco Leather |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Gold - Gray - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)) - 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 512 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 1177.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1463 | 1374 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3911 | 4363 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 7820 |
| CPU | 246800 | 517565 |
| GPU | 260294 | 323371 |
| Memory | 182528 | 223419 |
| UX | 233954 | 371849 |
| NanoReview Score | 923576 | 1436204 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 43.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 91 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 31 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5285 | n/a |
| Writing score | 14672 | n/a |
| Web score | 11015 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7568 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9531 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12250 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 31 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | Realme UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (67 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (90% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:37 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:28 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 11:22 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:38 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 90 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8700x5800 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | 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 | 1920 fps (1080p) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 128 ° | 116 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 2.8 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.5 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 28 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | 1/2.76 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 12 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/4 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 142 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5380x3620 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.88 (0.35) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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 | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850 900 1800 MHz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66) | n/a |
| LTE category | 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 16 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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