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iQOO 16
iQOO's 2026 flagship, launched in China, pairs the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 with a 6.85-inch 3168x1440 165Hz AMOLED display, an 8400mAh battery with 100W wired and 40W wireless charging, and triple 50MP rear cameras including a 3x periscope telephoto.
Pros
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 on a 2nm process, backed by iQOO's in-house Q4 gaming chip
- 6.85-inch 3168x1440 AMOLED panel with refresh rates up to 165Hz and a claimed 10,000-nit local peak brightness
- 8400mAh battery with 100W wired and 40W wireless charging
- Three 50MP rear cameras, including a 1/1.3-inch main camera with OIS and a 3x periscope telephoto
- IP68/IP69 dust and water resistance
Cons
- On sale in China only so far, with no international release date or pricing announced
- Dual nano-SIM only and no 3.5mm headphone jack; the USB-C port supports digital headsets only
- Weighs 222.5-229.8g depending on colour, with a thickness of up to 8.55mm
- Starts at CNY 5,999, about 43% above the iQOO 15's CNY 4,199 launch price
Excellent
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iQOO 16
Display
- Screen size
- 6.85 ″
- Panel type
- LTPO AMOLED
- Resolution
- 3168x1440
- Pixel density
- 508 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 165 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 10,000 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 94.4 %
Performance
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB/512GB/1TB
- Storage type
- UFS 4.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.68
- Ultra-wide
- 50 MP
- Telephoto
- 50 MP
- Optical zoom
- 3 x
- Max video
- 8K@30fps
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 8,400 mAh
- Wired charging
- 100 W
- Wireless charging
- 40 W
Design
- Weight
- 223 g
- Thickness
- 8.3 mm
- IP rating
- IP68/IP69
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 17 (OriginOS 7)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iQOO 16 good in 2026?
The iQOO 16 earns an Inno Score of 87/100 (“Excellent”) based on its specs and benchmark results. iQOO's 2026 flagship, launched in China, pairs the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 with a 6.85-inch 3168x1440 165Hz AMOLED display, an 8400mAh battery with 100W wired and 40W wireless charging, and triple 50MP rear cameras including a 3x periscope telephoto.
What are the key specs of the iQOO 16?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 · Screen size: 6.85 ″ · Capacity: 8,400 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iQOO 16?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HONOR Magic9, realme GT 8 Pro, Vivo X500 Pro Max — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
