Since the introduction of its luxury smartphones, Realme has now introduced one more feature-rich competitor to the line with Realme 16 Pro Plus. This review will have a closer look at what the device brings to the table such as its smooth design and colorful AMOLED display, its powerful performance and huge battery. 

Lying between the value and high end segments, the Realme 16 Pro Plus is touted to be enhanced with superior cameras, clean software and a durable long life at a reasonable price. Read on to find out whether it lives up to expectations and truly offers great value for everyday users.

An In-Depth Review on Realme 16 Pro Plus

Looking to find a high-quality-feeling phone with good performance, long battery life, and new features at a non-flagship price? The Realme 16 Pro Plus goes a notch higher with a smooth AMOLED display, a powerful processor and a huge battery that is supposed to last all day long. Paper-wise, it is mind-blowing with new cameras and a sophisticated Realme UI experience. In this review, we make a brief examination of its specifications and price in Bangladesh to determine whether it actually provides good value of money.

Box Content

This is what you get inside the Realme 16 Pro Plus box:

• Realme 16 Pro Plus Smartphone
• 80W Fast Charger
• USB Type-C cable
• Protective Case
• SIM ejector tool
• User manual

The Realme 16 Pro Plus has things straight forward and easy to use inside the box. It comes with the handset itself, 80W fast-charging adapter, USB Type-C cable, transparent protective case and SIM ejector tool. The paperwork that is necessary to start quickly is also contained in Realme. All in all, the contents of the box are complete and convenient and you can use the phone immediately upon purchase without having to buy additional accessories.

Design & Build Quality

Realme has also refined its design language more with the Realme 16 Pro Plus, which can be said to be a modern and a high-end phone to hold. It has a smooth glass surface front but has an aluminum alloy frame and a backside either in the plastic finish or a silicone polymer eco-leather finish depending on the color version. Although the phone has a large battery, it is quite comfortable to hold, it is 162.5mm tall, 76.3mm wide and the phone weighs 198 grams.

There are three different types of the Realme 16 Pro Plus i.e.Master gold, Orchid purple and Pebble grey to suit the taste of various people. The thickness is moderately varied, as lighter colors have trim bodies, and darker finishes have a slightly heavier feel. Quality in its building is satisfactory and Realme has taken time to concentrate on longevity in this instance. The device has an IP68/IP69K rating and is therefore dust resistant, and can be immersed in up to 2 meters of water for 30 minutes.

The handy features are an USB Type-C at the bottom, as well as the speaker grille, a pair of satisfyingly positioned power and volume buttons at the side, and a conveniently located IR blaster at the top. The display is safeguarded by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i and the in-display fingerprint scanner is quick and efficient.

Display

Realme 16 Pro Plus is equipped with a massive 6.8-inch AMOLED of centred punch-hole design and slender bezels, which give it the sleek modern immersive appearance. Having an FHD+ resolution (1280x2800 pixels), a pixel density of 453 pixels per inch and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, the display appears bright and clear in its daily usage. This is made to be even more enjoyable by the high 91.3:5 screen-to-body ratio.

The 144Hz refresh rate is one of the best upgrades here and it makes scrolling, animations, and games very smooth. The screen also has HDR10+, which enhances contrast and colour depth when viewing the content that is supported by HDR10+. The brightness is rated at a staggering 6500 nits which makes it very clear in the outdoor environment even in the middle of the day when the sun is intense.

Colours are vivid and bright and the display output can be refined by the various colour profiles available in the settings. Through Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, the screen is perceived to be secure against scratches and minor drops. Together with large viewing angles and responsive capacitive touchscreen, the Realme 16 Pro Plus has a well-gamified, streaming, and day-to-day display that can easily outperform its segment.

Camera

Realme 16 Pro Plus is an undisputed photographer smartphone with a fully-fledged and versatile camera configuration. It has a 200MP primary camera (f/1.8) with OIS, 50MP telephoto camera (f/2.8), and 8MP ultra-wide camera (f/2.2). This tri-view camera system is a bonus to the Pro Plus in comparison with most of its competitors, particularly in terms of flexibility and detail capture. There is a 50MP wide-angle selfie camera on the front (f/2.4) that is able to cope with selfie shots and video calls without hesitation.

Daylight Photo:

During the day photography, the Realme 16 Pro Plus has the capability of producing bright and sharp photos with ample details. There is a slight enhancement of colours making the photos attractive immediately out of the camera, particularly on social media. The dynamic range is fair, and images have good fine textures, but there is a tendency to lean towards a warmer color in the images.

Low-light Photo:

The phone is doing very well when it comes to low-light photography. Photos are comparatively sharp and have a low grain, and Night Mode allows managing noise and lightening them. Nevertheless, bright light sources may sometimes form lens flare that influences the shadow details. Photos, nevertheless, are bright and attractive so that night photography is entertaining to amateur users.

The lens allows up to 3x optical zoom and 120x digital zoom. Images are clear and retain good colour at moderate zoom levels and extreme zoom is only useful when it is necessary. The other strength is portrait photography that has natural appearance bokeh, excellent separation of the subject, and reproduction of skin tones.

In video, the Realme 16 Pro Plus has a maximum resolution of 4K (3840 x 2160) with 60fps. Stabilisation of the video is effective using the OIS and electronics that provide a stable video in most cases. There are other functions such as Video HDR, slow motion, dual video recording and pro video mode which provide more control to the creator.

Performance & Software

The Realme 16 Pro Plus is centered around the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 platform, which is fabricated on a cost-effective 4nm platform and combined with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The day to day performance is uninterrupted and reliable, be it scrolling social media, watching videos or multitasking several applications. In addition to the fact that there is no microSD card support, Realme has virtual RAM expansion that allows multitasking to a degree.

The performance of gaming is decent on a premium mid-range device. BGMI, Call of Duty, and Real Racing 3 are some of the titles that can be played at moderate to high levels without any problems, and the phone can be used over a long session without issues. The thermal management is acceptable, but the device does get hot during longer periods of gaming, which is natural at this stage.

On the software part, the Realme 16 Pro Plus launches with Realme UI 7.0 that is built on Android 16. The interface is also smooth and full-featured with smooth motion and extensive customization. A number of AI-driven features built into the system will be there, designed to enhance photography, productivity, and general usability. Although these features are helpful, they remain lagging behind the sophistication of Pixel or Galaxy AI.

Speaking of which, pre-installed applications are also a minus though the majority of them can be uninstalled. A different aspect where Realme is slightly behind its competitors is the long-term software support, which is not as many major OS updates as some of its competitors. Nonetheless, the Realme 16 Pro Plus still provides users with a smooth, stable, and modern user experience in terms of pure performance and daily software experience that the majority of users will not be disappointed with.

AnTuTu Benchmark and Geekbench Score

The Realme 16 Pro Plus provides good benchmark figures in its category and demonstrates the potential of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chip. On AnTuTu v10, the phone has a score of approximately 1.43 million to 1.5 million points, which indicates a balanced score on the CPU, GPU, memory and user experience tests.
GeekBench 6 has scored it at around 1,352 in the single-core and 4,058 in the multi-core tests. Such numbers represent good everyday performance and easy coping with the common activities, albeit being positioned behind more powerful Snapdragon 8-series chips.

All in all, these benchmark scores are not the best in its category, but indicate that the Realme 16 Pro Plus can be used as a reliable daily work, moderate gaming, and multitasking machine without significant slowdowns, which fits the price category of a high-end mid-range device.

Battery & Charger

With the Realme 16 Pro Plus, Realme has taken the scene by big leaps and stuffed the device with a huge 7,000mAh Li-Ion battery which has a clear focus on long battery life. Even in normal usage, the phone can easily live through a day and beyond with light usage such as browsing, streamlining videos and scrolling social media. Video playback efficiency in terms of battery consumption is also quite notable with less consumption during brief viewing.

With that being said, there is indeed a loss in battery life due to heavy usage (such as long gaming or heavy multitasking), but this is to be expected based on the high-refresh display and the strong hardware. Nevertheless, the high battery capacity enables the device to be dependable throughout the day.
Another strength is that of charging. Realme 16 Pro Plus has a wired fast charging of 80W, PPS of 55W, and PD/QC 13.5W. The phone can be charged in a quick time using the bundled charger which minimizes the amount of time spent off the phone. It even has the option of reverse charging which is an added convenience to charge accessories when in need. 

Realme 16 Pro Plus price in Bangladesh

The Realme 16 Pro Plus price in Bangladesh is BDT 55,000 (Unofficial) in the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage option. This makes it a very attractive high-end mid-range product with flagship-like features such as a 200MP camera, 7,000mAh battery, and 144Hz AMOLED display, without affecting the wallet too hard.

Final Word

The Realme 16 Pro Plus molds itself as an excellent all-rounder in the high mid-range category. Its smooth AMOLED screen, capable performance, versatile camera set-up and great battery life will check most of the right boxes in everyday users. Although it can use some work in other areas such as long-term software support, the package is decent in terms of value of money, particularly to individuals who want modernity but who do not want to spend flagship prices.