iQOO 16 with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and 8,400 mAh battery is here
The iQOO 16 was officially unveiled in China today as the brand’s latest flagship smartphone. It features a 6.85-inch Samsung M16 AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440 x 3168 pixels, a 19.8:9 aspect ratio, and a 165Hz refresh rate. The display achieves an impressive peak brightness of up to 10,000 nits in certain areas. The overall screen brightness is also very impressive at 2,800 nits.
The iQOO 16 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset and features LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. On the back is a triple-camera setup with a 50MP main camera (1/1.3-inch sensor with OIS), a 50MP ultrawide camera with autofocus (1/2.75-inch sensor), and a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with OIS (1/1.95-inch sensor). This setup offers 3x optical zoom, 6x lossless zoom, and up to 100x digital zoom. A 32MP fixed-focus front-facing camera is available for selfies.
The gaming phone features an 8,400 mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging and 40W wireless charging. It runs Android 17 and vivo’s OriginOS 7 user interface. The iQOO 16 is dustproof and waterproof according to IP68 and IP69 standards and has an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
It is offered in three colors, which can be roughly translated as “Chasing Light,” “Racetrack,” and “Legend.” The thickness and weight of the smartphone vary between 8.3 mm and 8.55 mm, respectively, depending on the color. These weights range from 222.5 g to 229.8 g.
iQOO 16 prices
The iQOO 16 is available in four storage configurations: 12/256 GB of storage for 5,999 CNY (788 euros/894 US dollars), 12/512 GB of storage for 6,799 CNY (894 euros/1,013 US dollars), 16/512 GB of storage for 7,499 CNY (986 euros/1,117 US dollars), and 16 GB RAM/1 TB of storage for 8,499 CNY (1,117 euros/1,266 US dollars). A worldwide launch has not yet been announced, but is likely, as previous models of the device were also released outside of China.
