Realme V21 vs Vivo iQOO 16

A full comparison of the Realme V21 and the Vivo iQOO 16 is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the Realme V21 to compute a MobileRank score. The specs we do have are in the table below.

Profile comparison

Category scores

Realme V21

Performance —
Display 39
Camera 10
Battery 66
Portability —
Value for money —

Vivo iQOO 16

Performance 100
Display 99
Camera 78
Battery 90
Portability 42
Value for money 92

What makes Realme V21 better?

What makes Vivo iQOO 16 better?

  • Bigger battery: 8400 vs 5000 mAh
  • Better main camera: 50MP vs 13MP

Comparison verdict

Specs comparison

Specification Realme V21 Vivo iQOO 16
Processor — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
AnTuTu — 5498720
Geekbench Single — 4327
Geekbench Multi — 12873
Display 6.6" TFT 6.8" AMOLED
Resolution 720x1612 1440x3168
Refresh rate — 165 Hz
Battery 5000 mAh 8400 mAh
Charging — 100W
Wireless charging — 40W
Main camera 13 MP 50 MP
Ultrawide 0 MP 50 MP
Telephoto 0 MP 50 MP
Front camera 8 MP 32 MP
RAM 4GB / 6GB / 8GB 12GB / 16GB
Storage 128GB 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
OS Android 12, Realme UI 3.0 Android 17
Brightness (peak) — 6000 nits
NFC no yes
Protection — IP68/IP69
Dimensions — 163.8×76.9×8.3 mm
Weight — 223 g
Launch price — $840

Camera comparison

Realme V21

  • Main: 13MP f/2.2
  • Front: 8MP
10
camera

Vivo iQOO 16

  • Main: 50MP f/1.7
  • Ultrawide: 50MP
  • Telephoto: 50MP
  • Front: 32MP
78
camera

Display comparison

Realme V21

  • 6.6" TFT
  • Resolution: 720x1612
  • Refresh rate: —
39
display

Vivo iQOO 16

  • 6.8" AMOLED
  • Resolution: 1440x3168
  • Refresh rate: 165 Hz
99
display

Battery and charging

Realme V21

  • 5000 mAh
  • Wireless charging: no data
66
battery

Vivo iQOO 16

  • 8400 mAh
  • Wired: 100W
  • Wireless: 40W
90
battery

Benchmarks

Launch prices and where to check today's

Realme V21

Price unknown

Vivo iQOO 16

$840