vivo iQOO 16 Specs
vivo iQOO 16 Android Smartphone was launched in September 2026. It is running on the Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) processor with Adreno 850 GPU. The phone has 16 GB RAM and 1 TB of internal storage which is not expandable.
The vivo iQOO 16 has a 6.85 inches, 1440 x 3168 pixels AMOLED display with a pixel density of 508 ppi. Coming to cameras, it has a 50 MP rear camera and a 32 MP front camera for selfies. It has a USB Type-C port for data syncing and charging. There is a fingerprint sensor present on the vivo iQOO 16 as well, along with a magnetic field sensor (compass), gyroscope sensor, proximity sensor and accelerometer sensor. It is a single SIM smartphone with support for 3G, USB OTG, NFC, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth too.
The vivo iQOO 16 runs on Android 17 and all this is powered by a 8400 mAh battery. It measures 163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm or 8.6 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 222.5/ 227.9/ 229.8 grams including battery.
General Info
| Phone | vivo iQOO 16 |
| Manufacturer | vivo |
| Announced | September 2026 |
| Status | Available - September 2026 |
| Colors | Dark Blue, Silver, Chasing the Light |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Dimension | 163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm or 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.03 x 0.33 in or 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 222.5/ 227.9/ 229.8 g (7.83.0.18/ 8.01.0.32/ 8.08.0.28 oz) |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 |
| 5G Network | 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 |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
Display
| Type |
QHD+ AMOLED Screen, 165Hz, 3300Hz PWM, Dolby Vision HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 2800 Nits (HBM), 10000 Nits (peak)* |
| Colors | 1B colors |
| Size | 6.85 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Pixel Density | 508 ppi |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 90.54% |
| Multi-Touch | Yes |
Hardware and OS
| OS | Android 17 |
| User Interface | OriginOS 7 |
| Processor | Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance), Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | Adreno 850 [Similar] |
| RAM | 16 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Int. Memory | 1 TB |
| Ext. Memory | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | LED Flash |
| Features |
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 HDR, Panorama |
| Video | 8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera |
32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] |
Connectivity
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| 3G & 4G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Bluetooth | 5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5 |
| WI-FI | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) |
| Browser | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1 |
| Expandable Storage | No |
| USB OTG | Supported |
Multimedia
| 3.5 mm Jack |
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| Radio | No |
| Games | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker |
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Sensors
| Fingerprint |
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| Proximity Sensor |
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| Accelerometer Sensor |
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| Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) |
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| Gyroscope Sensor |
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| NFC |
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Battery
| Type |
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, PPS, PD 40W wireless Bypass charging |
| Capacity | 8400 mAh |
| Stand by | - |
| Talk Time | - |
