iQOO 15 vs iQOO 16: Price, Specs & Features Comparison

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iQOO 15

iQOO 16

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PRICE & STORE OFFERS

Price & Store Offers

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General −

LAUNCH DATE

Launch Date

December 1, 2025 (Official)

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OPERATING SYSTEM(OS)

Operating System(OS)

Android v16

Android v16

OS UPDATES

OS Updates

5 Year

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SECURITY UPDATES

Security Updates

7 Year

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CUSTOM UI

Custom UI

Origin OS

Origin OS

OIS

OIS

Yes

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BLUETOOTH

Bluetooth

Yes, v6.0

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NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION

Near Field Communication

Yes

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IR BLASTER

IR Blaster

Yes

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Back Camera −

AUTOFOCUS

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

FLASH

Flash

Yes, LED Flash

Yes

VIDEO RECORDING FEATURES

Video Recording Features

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

4k @30/60 fps Full HD @30/60 fps HD @30/60 fps

IMAGE RESOLUTION

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

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CAMERA FEATURES

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

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CAMERA

Camera

50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP

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Front Camera −

FRONT CAMERA

Front Camera

32 MP

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Performance −

CHIPSET

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro

CPU

CPU

Octa core (4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon + 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon)

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ARCHITECTURE

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

FABRICATION

Fabrication

3 nm

2 nm

GRAPHICS (GPU)

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

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RAM

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM TYPE

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR6

COOLING TECHNOLOGY

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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BATTERY DRAIN*

Battery Drain*

5.0 %

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HEATING*

Heating*

3.3 %

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Display −

DISPLAY TYPE

Display Type

AMOLED

Flat OLED

SCREEN SIZE

Screen Size

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

RESOLUTION

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

PEAK BRIGHTNESS

Peak Brightness

6000 nits

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HBM BRIGHTNESS

HBM Brightness

2600 nits

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PWM DIMMING

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

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REFRESH RATE

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

165 Hz

ASPECT RATIO

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

PIXEL DENSITY

Pixel Density

508 ppi

432 ppi

SCREEN TO BODY RATIO (CALCULATED)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.14 %

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SCREEN TO BODY RATIO (CLAIMED BY THE BRAND)

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.37 %

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BEZEL-LESS DISPLAY

Bezel-less Display

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Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ SUPPORT

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

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Yes, HDR 10+

Design & Body −

HEIGHT

Height

163.65 mm

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WIDTH

Width

76.80 mm

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THICKNESS

Thickness

8.14 mm

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WEIGHT

Weight

216.2 grams

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BUILD MATERIAL

Build Material

Back: Glass

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RUGGEDNESS

Ruggedness

Dust proof

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Network −

SIM 2

SIM 2

5G bands, 4G bands Expand

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WI-FI FEATURES

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

GPS

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

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SIM SLOT(S)

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Dual SIM

SIM TYPE

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

NETWORK SUPPORT

Network Support

5G, 4G

5G, 4G

VOLTE

VoLTE

Yes

Yes

SIM 1

SIM 1

5G bands, 4G bands Expand

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WI-FI

Wi-Fi

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Yes, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax)

BLUETOOTH

Bluetooth

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Yes

NFC

NFC

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Yes

Battery −

CAPACITY

Capacity

7000 mAh

8500 mAh

BATTERY TYPE

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

QUICK CHARGING

Quick Charging

Yes, 100W Flash Charging

Yes, 100W

WIRELESS CHARGING

Wireless Charging

Yes, 40W Wireless Charging

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REVERSE CHARGING

Reverse Charging

Yes

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WIRELESS REVERSE CHARGING

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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BATTERY LIFE (PC MARK)

Battery Life (PC Mark)

13h 07m

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CHARGING TIME (20% TO 100%)

Charging Time (20% to 100%)

45m

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Storage −

INTERNAL STORAGE

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

STORAGE TYPE

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.1

EXPANDABLE STORAGE

Expandable Storage

No

No

Multimedia −

AUDIO JACK

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Sensors −

FINGERPRINT SENSOR

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Yes

FINGERPRINT SENSOR POSITION

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

On-screen

FINGERPRINT SENSOR TYPE

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Ultrasonic

OTHER SENSORS

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

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PROCESSOR

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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RAM & STORAGE

RAM & Storage

12 GB RAM + 256 GB 16 GB RAM + 512 GB

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DISPLAY

Display

6.85", 1440 x 3168 Resolution

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