HUAWEI nova 16 vs realme 16T

Side by Side Specs Comparison

HUAWEI nova 16

HUAWEI nova 16

₱27,221
realme 16T

realme 16T

₱22,999
PROCESSOR

Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010S

Cores Octa-core

CPU 2×2.5 GHz TaiShan v121 & 6×2.05 GHz & 4×1.50 GHz Cortex-A510

GPU Maleoon 910

Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6300

Cores Octa-core

CPU 2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

GPU Mali-G57 MC2

MEMORY

RAM 12GB

ROM 256/512GB

microSD card No

RAM 8GB

ROM 128/256GB (UFS 2.2)

microSD card Yes

DISPLAY

Type OLED

Size 6.68 inches

Resolution 1280 x 2800 pixels

Refresh Rate 120Hz

Pixel per inch 461

Feature HDR Vivid | 2160Hz PWM

Type IPS LCD

Size 6.81 inches

Resolution 720 x 1570 pixels

Refresh Rate 144Hz

Pixel per inch 254

Feature 1200 nits peak brightness

CAMERA

Main Camera 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56″, Dual Pixel PDAF
 50 MP, f/2.6, 88mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom
 Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid

 

Selfie Camera 50 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/2.5″
 HDR, panorama

Video 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid

Main Camera 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93″, PDAF
 Auxiliary lens
 LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video 1080p@30/60fps

 

Selfie Camera 16 MP, f/2.4, (wide)

Video 1080p@30fps

AUDIO
  • Stereo speakers
  • USB Type-C audio port
  • Loudspeaker
  • USB Type-C audio port
BATTERY & CHARGING

Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion

Capacity 7000 mAh

Charging 100W wired | SCP | UFCS | PD | PPS | QC

Feature 5W reverse wired

Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion

Capacity 8000 mAh

Charging 45W wired | PPS | PD | QC

Feature 15W reverse wired | Bypass charging

CELLULAR & WIRELESS

Network 5G

SIM Dual Nano-SIM

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)

GPS Yes (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS

NFC Yes

Radio No

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Network 5G

SIM Dual Nano-SIM

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0

GPS Yes, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

NFC No

Radio No

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

SIZE AND WEIGHT

Weight 199 g

Size 159.6 x 75.5 x 7.3 mm

Weight 224 g

Size 166.4 x 78.2 x 8.8 mm

MATERIAL
  • Glass front, plastic frame, aluminum back
  • IP65 dust tight and water resistant
  • Aluminosilicate glass
  • Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
  • Panda-1681 glass
  • MIL-STD-810H compliant
  • IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant
SENSORS
  • Fingerprint (side-mounted)
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyro
  • Compass
  • Virtual proximity sensing
  • Fingerprint (side-mounted)
  • Accelerometer
  • Proximity
  • Compass
OPERATING SYSTEM

Operating System HarmonyOS 6.0

Software Support Unspecified

Operating System realme UI 7.0

Android Version 16

Software Support Up to 3 major Android updates & 4 years of security updates

COLORS
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue/Pink
  • Blue
  • Starlight Red
  • Starlight Black
  • Aurora Green
LAUNCH DATE

June 6, 2026

PRICE

12/256GB – ₱27,221*

12/512GB – ₱31,720*

*Converted from:

    • CNY 2,999
    • CNY 3,499

8/128GB – ₱22,999

8/256GB – ₱24,999