Realme 15, 16 Pro and 16 Pro+ Get Major Price Hike in India: Check New Prices

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-Kabir Jain

Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 17:01 [IST]

If you’ve been eyeing a new phone, there’s a key update to factor in. Realme has officially revised prices across multiple smartphones in India, making them more expensive than before.

The update was first shared by tipster Abhishek Yadav, based on a pricing notice circulated to retail partners. The revised prices are effective from February 11, 2026.

This isn’t tied to a new launch or refreshed hardware. These are existing models, now sold at higher prices.

Affected Models and Variants

The price hike applies across three Realme lineups, and every storage variant within these series has been impacted.

Realme 15 5G

All variants now cost ₹3,000 more:

• 8GB + 128GB: ₹25,999 → ₹28,999
• 8GB + 256GB: ₹27,999 → ₹30,999
• 12GB + 256GB: ₹29,999 → ₹32,999

Realme 16 Pro 5G

Prices are up by ₹3,000 across the board:

• 8GB + 128GB: ₹31,999 → ₹34,999
• 8GB + 256GB: ₹33,999 → ₹36,999
• 12GB + 256GB: ₹36,999 → ₹39,999

Realme 16 Pro+ 5G

This lineup sees the steepest hike, with a ₹4,000 increase:

• 8GB + 128GB: ₹39,999 → ₹43,999
• 8GB + 256GB: ₹41,999 → ₹45,999
• 12GB + 256GB: ₹44,999 → ₹48,999

Rising Component Costs

Realme’s price hike fits into a broader pattern playing out across the Indian smartphone market.

One of the biggest pressure points right now is memory. Prices for RAM and storage chips have gone up sharply in recent months. A big reason for that is the surge in demand for AI infrastructure.

Chipmakers are prioritising high-bandwidth memory for data centres, which has reduced the availability of general-purpose memory chips for smartphones and laptops.

That shift has made standard mobile memory more expensive, and those costs are difficult for phone brands to absorb, especially when devices already ship with higher base RAM and storage than they did a few years ago.