Vivo iQOO 16

Name: Vivo iQOO 16
Brand: Vivo

$79912GB + 256GBFlagship2026

9.1

Overall Score

within Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.85"

Display

50MP

Camera

8,400

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

100W

Charging

229.8g

Weight

Why the iQOO 16

Flagship

The Vivo iQOO 16 delivers phenomenal hardware led by a top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, a massive 8400 mAh battery with rapid charging capabilities, and an ultra-smooth 165Hz high-resolution display. Its camera system is well-equipped with triple 50MP sensors including a periscope telephoto lens with OIS. Note that performance is estimated from the advanced chipset class alone since no benchmark numbers were supplied. Priced competitively starting at $799, it offers exceptionally strong value for a flagship-class device.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.8

Performance

9.6

Battery

9.7

Display

9.2

Build

9.2

Value

8.0

Strengths

Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) chipset

Massive 8400 mAh Si/C Li-Ion battery with 100W wired and 40W wireless charging

6.85-inch 165Hz AMOLED display with 1440x3168 resolution

Triple 50MP camera system featuring OIS and 3x periscope telephoto

Weaknesses

No card slot for storage expansion

Vivo iQOO 16 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2026, September 29

Announced

2026, September 29

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G 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 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

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

* Measured at an isolated spot during video playback only

Size

6.85 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, 3300Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 2800 nits (HBM), 10000 nits (peak)*

Resolution

1440 x 3168 pixels (~508 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 17, OriginOS 7

CPU

Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)

GPU

Adreno 850

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.1

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.7, 85mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, AF

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Single

32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm

Features

HDR

Sound

3 specs

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Snapdragon Sound

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

WLAN

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

Radio

Bluetooth

5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh

Charging

100W wired, PPS, PD

40W wireless

Bypass charging

Body

5 specs

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

SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China

Build

Glass front, aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or glass back

Weight

222.5/ 227.9/ 229.8 g (8.11 oz)

Dimensions

163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm or 8.6 mm

Misc

2 specs

Colors

Dark Blue, Silver, Chasing the Light

Models

V2606A

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Vivo iQOO 16

$79912GB + 256GBFlagship2026

9.1

Overall Score

within Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration4 options

Prices reflect the selected storage and RAM configuration.

Find on Amazon

6.85"

Display

50MP

Camera

8,400

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

100W

Charging

229.8g

Weight

Why the iQOO 16

Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.8

Performance

9.6

Battery

9.7

Display

9.2

Build

9.2

Value

8.0

Strengths

Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) chipset

Massive 8400 mAh Si/C Li-Ion battery with 100W wired and 40W wireless charging

6.85-inch 165Hz AMOLED display with 1440x3168 resolution

Triple 50MP camera system featuring OIS and 3x periscope telephoto

Weaknesses

No card slot for storage expansion

Vivo iQOO 16 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2026, September 29

Announced

2026, September 29

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G 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 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

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

* Measured at an isolated spot during video playback only

Size

6.85 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, 3300Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 2800 nits (HBM), 10000 nits (peak)*

Resolution

1440 x 3168 pixels (~508 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 17, OriginOS 7

CPU

Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)

GPU

Adreno 850

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.1

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.7, 85mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, AF

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Single

32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm

Features

HDR

Sound

3 specs

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Snapdragon Sound

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

WLAN

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

Radio

Bluetooth

5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh

Charging

100W wired, PPS, PD

40W wireless

Bypass charging

Body

5 specs

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

SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China

Build

Glass front, aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or glass back

Weight

222.5/ 227.9/ 229.8 g (8.11 oz)

Dimensions

163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm or 8.6 mm

Misc

2 specs

Colors

Dark Blue, Silver, Chasing the Light

Models

V2606A

Compare the iQOO 16 with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

Xiaomi 18 Pro MaxPOPULAR

$1,067 · Score 9.1 · Flagship

Compare

Google Pixel 9 Pro XLPOPULAR

$500 · Score 8.8 · Flagship

Compare

Motorola Edge 70 FusionPOPULAR

$314 · Score 7.8 · Mid-Range

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Price, size and performance

Where to next

Compare with Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Compare with vivo X500 #10 in Best Water/Dust Resistant Phones Previous model: vivo X500 Pro Max Find a phone around $800 Trade in your old phone for the Vivo iQOO 16