Vivo launched the Vivo iQOO 16 on 29 Sep 2026. Its price in China is ¥ 5,999, or $1,039 in the US.
It has a 6.85-inch AMOLED display, the Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, 12GB RAM and a 8400 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Vivo iQOO 16 supports GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
- 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
Vivo iQOO 16 connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth: 5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
- GPS: GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
- NFC: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Vivo iQOO 16 Design
The phone measures 163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm or 8.6 mm and weighs 222.5/ 227.9/ 229.8 g (8.11 oz). Build: Glass front, aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or glass back 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. Colours: Dark Blue, Silver, Chasing the Light. Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass.
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.85 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1440 x 3168 pixels (~508 ppi density). Panel type: AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, 3300Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 2800 nits (HBM), 10000 nits (peak).
It runs Android 17, OriginOS 7. The chipset is the Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) with an octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance) CPU.
Memory
The Vivo iQOO 16 comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB
UFS 4.1 storage.
Camera
The main camera has 3 lenses:
- 50 MP, f/1.8, (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), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
Camera features: LED flash, HDR, panorama.
Selfie camera: 32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm.
Battery
The Vivo iQOO 16 has a Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh battery with 100W wired, PPS, PD
40W wireless
Bypass charging charging. Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers.
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