Upper mid-range · 2026

Realme 16 Pro

Name: Realme 16 Pro
Brand: Realme
Price: 430000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦430,000 to ₦480,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches upper-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A37

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 80W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, IP68 water resistance

Watch out Plastic build

6.78″ AMOLED · 144Hz

7300 Max 8 / 128 GB

7000 mAh 80W charging

200 MP 2 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1272 × 2772 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1272 × 2772 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

6500 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

AGC DT star D+, Mohs level 6

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Max (4 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G615 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Max (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

675,000

Kimovil · Antutu v11

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 16, up to 5 (EU) / 3 (IN) major Android upgrades, Realme UI 7.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16, up to 5 (EU) / 3 (IN) major Android upgrades, Realme UI 7.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

200 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 50 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

200 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP

Front camera

50 MP f/2.4

Slow motion

Yes, 60 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

7000 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

7000 mAh

Lab endurance

70:44h

EU cycle rating

1,600 cycles

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 8/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

192 g · 7.8 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

162.6 mm

Width

77.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

192 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17e

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1272 × 2772 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

75% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

675k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 200 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Heavier in hand

192 g vs 169 g

₦90k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

63% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

675k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

192 g vs 167 g

₦450k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·New from ₦430,000 to ₦480,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji New

₦430,000

O’ben Gadgets Realm

3.1 yrs · 25 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦480,000

Smooth Gadgets

2.9 yrs · 32 feedback · 256GB

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Konga · Jiji

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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