Realme has launched a new phone in India that is trying to look bold, powerful, and premium at the same time. The realme 16 Pro+ 5G enters a crowded market, but it clearly wants attention.
We used this phone for nearly a week to understand how it feels in real life. From screen to camera and battery, here is the full, honest experience in very simple words.
realme 16 Pro+ 5G: First Impression
The realme 16 Pro+ 5G comes with a starting price of ₹39,999. In this price range, people expect a phone that feels special in daily use. This phone tries to deliver that with a premium design, a bright curved display, strong cameras, and a very big battery.
The moment you hold it, the phone feels solid and well-built. The curved screen gives it a modern and stylish look, and it easily feels like a premium device.
Display That Feels Rich and Smooth
The phone has a large 6.8-inch AMOLED display with 1.5K resolution. Realme calls it a HyperGlow 4D Curve+ Display. The curved edges make the phone look elegant and also improve the viewing experience.
The 144Hz refresh rate makes everything feel smooth. Scrolling feels fast, touch response is quick, and animations look clean. Whether you are browsing social media or switching between apps, the screen always feels responsive.
One of the biggest highlights is the 6500 nits peak brightness. Using the phone outdoors in bright sunlight was not a problem at all. Text, photos, and videos stayed clear and readable. Colors look bright but not overdone, and contrast feels deep.
Watching YouTube videos or Instagram reels on this screen is a pleasure. The display also supports 240Hz touch sampling rate, 1.07 billion colors, 100% DCI-P3 color range, and a very high contrast ratio. All this makes the screen one of the strongest parts of this phone.
Performance That Stays Stable
The realme 16 Pro+ 5G runs on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 processor, built on a 4nm process. It has different cores for power saving, performance, and heavy tasks. During daily use, the phone felt fast and reliable.
Apps open quickly, and multitasking works smoothly. We used multiple apps together, including YouTube, BGMI, and Real Racing 3. Even with all these running, the phone did not slow down. App switching was quick, and games continued smoothly in the background.
Benchmark scores also show strong performance. The phone scored well in AnTuTu, Geekbench, PCMark, and AI tests. LPDDR5X RAM plays a big role here, helping the phone stay smooth even during heavy use.
To manage heat, Realme has added an AirFlow VC cooling system. During long gaming sessions, the phone did become slightly warm, but nothing uncomfortable. Even after playing games for 30 minutes each, there were no lags or hangs.
Gaming Experience in Real Life
Gaming performance is very stable on this phone. Games like BGMI, Call of Duty, and Real Racing 3 ran smoothly with good frame rates. The phone handled long gaming sessions without serious heating issues.
Battery drop during gaming was also controlled. Temperature increase stayed low, and the phone never felt unsafe to hold. For casual and regular gamers, this phone delivers a reliable experience.
Camera That Truly Shines
If you love mobile photography, this phone will make you happy. The realme 16 Pro+ 5G comes with a triple rear camera setup. It has a 200MP main camera, a 50MP telephoto portrait camera with up to 10x digital zoom, and an 8MP ultra-wide plus macro camera.
Daylight photos look sharp and full of detail. Colors appear natural and vibrant without looking fake. Wide-angle shots capture scenes nicely, and zoomed photos keep their quality better than expected. Even after zooming, text and objects remain clear.
Realme uses its LumaColor algorithm here, which balances colors very well. Photos look bright, clean, and pleasing to the eye. Portrait mode works fast and offers multiple zoom options, making it easy to click good portraits quickly.
Night photography is another strong area. Photos taken in low light look clear, with controlled glare from lights. Text and small details remain visible, and images do not look washed out. The phone also offers AI Edit Genie features that help make photos ready for social media with minimal effort.
Selfie Camera Experience
The phone has a 50MP front camera. Selfies taken with it look sharp and natural. One good thing is that the phone does not add too much beauty filtering by default, so photos look realistic.
Portrait selfies are decent, but sometimes the phone struggles with edge detection, especially in complex backgrounds. Still, for most users, the selfie camera will feel satisfying.
Battery That Easily Lasts Long
The realme 16 Pro+ 5G comes with a huge 7,000mAh Titan Battery. In testing, it delivered a PCMark battery score of around 19 hours, which is very impressive.
In daily use, the phone easily lasts a full day with gaming, calls, music, and social media. Even when the battery dropped below 25%, it still lasted over three hours with normal use like calling, WhatsApp, Instagram, and background music.
Realme claims this Titan Battery will maintain more than 80% health even after five years. To protect the battery, the phone also supports Bypass Charging. During heavy gaming while charging, power goes directly to the phone instead of stressing the battery. This helps reduce heat and improve battery life.
With 80W Ultra Charge support, the phone charges very fast. It takes about 47 minutes to go from 20% to 100%. This makes daily charging easy and stress-free.
Final Thoughts
The realme 16 Pro+ 5G focuses strongly on display quality, camera performance, and battery life. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 processor may not feel new to everyone, but LPDDR5X RAM helps keep performance smooth and reliable.
The camera is clearly the biggest strength of this phone. Both daylight and night photos look excellent, and selfies are clean and natural. The bright curved display and massive battery further add value.
At ₹39,999, some users may feel the price is high, while others may find it reasonable based on current market conditions. In the end, it depends on what you value most. If you want a phone with a beautiful screen, strong cameras, and long battery life, the realme 16 Pro+ 5G is definitely worth considering.
Tanu is a technology content writer at gemch.in who tracks smartphone launches, features, and pricing trends. She writes user-focused articles that explain what matters most in everyday smartphone use.