Product
Realme Q5
Realme Q5
Samsung Galaxy A16
Samsung Galaxy A16
Battery
Charging 65W wired, 100% in 48 min 25W wired
Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build - Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 164.3 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm (6.47 x 2.98 x 0.33 in) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
  - IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No FM radio (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.6 inches, 104.8 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD, 120Hz, 600 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 90Hz
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2022, April 20 2024, October 15
Status Available. Released 2022, April 28 Available. Released 2024, November 20
Main Camera
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Misc
Colors Black, Silver, Yellow Gray, water green, midnight blue
Models RMX3478 SM-A165F, SM-A165F/DS, SM-A165M, SM-A165M/DS
SAR EU - 0.31 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G bands 1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA -
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MC2
OS Android 12, Realme UI 3.0 Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR, panorama -
Single 16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio -
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 14:43h
Display - 808 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -25.2 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 387422 (v10)GeekBench: 1920 (v6)3DMark: 345 (Wild Life Extreme)