Realme 16T 5G

Innovation in the smartphone industry, especially for the candybar form factor, appears to have plateaued. Most brands have stopped taking bold steps and have stuck with the tried-and-tested formula for years now, even though most phones seem like copies of their predecessors. While doomsayers would say that we have reached the end of design innovation, I would beg to differ. Instead, it appears to have become a race to offer new physical and tangible features that complement the software attributes your handset provides. Apple experimented with the Camera Control button on its iPhone 16 lineup, while Realme introduced a selfie mirror on the Realme 16 5G, both of which have been labelled as gimmicks.