Vivo iQOO 16 vs Honor Win 2

93 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 16
VS
90 out of 100
Honor Win 2

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch Vivo iQOO 16 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6) that was released on September 29, 2026, against the Honor Win 2, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 16
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5498K versus 4761K)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor Win 2
  • Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8400 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.3)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 16 and Honor Win 2 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
98
96
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
87*
80*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
98
98
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
99
99
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
99*
100*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
92
90
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
93*
90*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
50.6
(Average)
Value Index
46.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 inches 6.89 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1440 x 3104 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
PPI 508 ppi 497 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2800 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 10000 nits 10000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 3300 Hz 520 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6% 91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.75 mm (6.45 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 222.5 g (7.85 oz) 237 g (8.36 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Active fan
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Silver, Blue White, Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.6%
Win 2 +1%
91.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO 16 and Honor Win 2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max clock 5010 MHz 5010 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 3 + 3) 8 (2 + 3 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz:
- 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz:
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 2 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 850 Adreno 850
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1450 MHz 1450 MHz
FLOPS ~4454.4 GFLOPS ~4454.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO 16 and Honor Win 2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3764
Win 2 +7%
4042
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 16 +4%
11619
11226
Compute Score (GPU)
30624
Win 2 +10%
33574
Compute Score (GPU) 30624 33574
Single-core score 3764 4042
Multi-core score 11619 11226
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO 16 +15%
5498720
4761285
CPU 1512400 1268440
GPU 2045600 1692150
Memory 738900 612380
UX 1201820 1188315
Total score 5498720 4761285
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (2nd and 9th place)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 17
ROM OriginOS 7 MagicOS 11
OS updates 5 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 8400 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (40 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full charging time - 1:07 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 107° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Sensor Omnivision OV50Q -
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size - 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.7 -
Focal length 85 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-600 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC50D1 -
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2026 October 2026
Release date September 2026 November 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $999
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera is more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO 16. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Honor Win 2.

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