Vivo iQOO 16

Brand: Vivo
Category: Mobiles

Processor: Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
Display: 6.85 inches
Camera: Triple Camera
Battery: Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our editors

8.8 4.4 1

Design 9 / 10
Display 9 / 10
Camera 9 / 10
Features 8 / 10
Connectivity 8 / 10
Usability 9 / 10
Performance 9 / 10
Battery 9 / 10

ViVivo iQOO 16 has been officially released on September 29, 2026.

Product Main Features:

The vivo iQOO 16 5G measures 163.8 × 76.9 × 8.3 or 8.6 mm and weighs between 222.5 and 229.8 grams, depending on the variant. It features a glass front, aluminium frame and either a glass-fibre reinforced plastic or glass back. The international variant supports dual Nano-SIM and eSIM connectivity, with a maximum of two active SIMs at a time, while the Chinese variant supports dual Nano-SIM connectivity.

It comes with an IP68/IP69 rating for dust and water resistance, including high-pressure water jets and immersion up to 1.5 metres for 30 minutes. It features a 6.85-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440 × 3168 pixels and approximately 508 ppi density. The screen supports one billion colours, a 165Hz refresh rate, 3300Hz PWM dimming, Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HDR Vivid.

Brightness reaches 2800 nits HBM, with a claimed 10,000 nits peak measured at an isolated spot during video playback. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, built on a 2nm process, the phone runs Android 17 with OriginOS 7. It comes with 12GB or 16GB RAM and storage options of 256GB, 512GB or 1TB, using UFS 4.1 technology. Memory card expansion is not supported.

The triple rear camera setup includes a 50MP primary sensor with PDAF and OIS, a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with OIS and 3x optical zoom, and a 50MP ultrawide camera with autofocus. Camera features include LED flash, HDR and panorama. Video recording supports up to 8K at 30fps, 4K at 60fps and 1080p at 240fps, with gyro-EIS. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera with HDR and 4K video recording at up to 60fps.

Audio features include stereo speakers, 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio and Snapdragon Sound support, but there is no 3.5mm headphone jack. Connectivity options include dual-band Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 or 6.0 depending on the variant, NFC, an infrared port, GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS and USB Type-C 3.2 with OTG support. An ultrasonic under-display fingerprint sensor is also included.

Vivo iQOO 16 packs an 8400mAh silicon-carbon battery with 100W wired charging, PPS and PD support, along with 40W wireless charging and bypass charging. Available colours include Dark Blue, Silver and Chasing the Light.

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Vivo iQOO 16 - SPECIFICATIONS

General

Model

Vivo iQOO 16
Released

September 2026
Status

Available

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions

163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight

222.5/ 227.9/ 229.8 grams
Waterproof

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

AMOLED
Size

6.85 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3168 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

1B colors
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

~508 PPI
Touch Screen

Yes
Features

165Hz, 3300Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 2800 nits (HBM), 10000 nits (peak)*

Hardware

CPU The main chipset of the device.

Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance) Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

Adreno 850
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

12 GB, 16 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
Memory Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android 17
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.

OriginOS 7

Camera

Rear Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

50 MP (wide) + 50 MP (periscope telephoto) + 50 MP (ultrawide)
Image

4320p
Video

8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

Yes
Front Camera

32 MP (wide)

Network

SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.

Nano SIM
Dual SIM

Yes

Connectivity

Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB

Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

Yes
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Yes
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

No
Headphone Jack

No

Battery

Capacity Battery Capacity

Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh + 100W wired, PPS, PD + 40W wireless + Bypass charging
Placement

Non-removable

Media

Video Playback

Yes
Video Out

Yes
FM Radio

No
Ring Tones

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes
Handsfree

Yes

Data

4G LTE 4G LTE bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G NR Bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94 SA/NSA
Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G