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Vivo iQOO 16 vs Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max

92 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 16
VS
82 out of 100
Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max
Vivo iQOO 16
Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max

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 Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 16
  • 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5498K versus 1902K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 8400 vs 6800 mAh
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
  • 12% higher pixel density (508 vs 455 PPI)
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3764 and 1636 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 16 and Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 512 GB
49.3
(Average)
Value Index
23.7
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO 16
vs
Mate 90 Pro Max

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.85 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1320 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
PPI 508 ppi 455 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2800 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 10000 nits 12000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 3300 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Huawei Kunlun Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6% 90.2%
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) 164.5 mm (6.48 inches)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) 78.7 mm (3.1 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.15 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 222.5 g (7.85 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Silver, Blue White, Black, Gold, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO 16
90.6%
Mate 90 Pro Max
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO 16 and Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro
Max clock 5010 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 3 + 3) 9 (1 + 2 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: 		- 2 cores at 1.75 GHz:
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz:
- 2 cores at 2.7 GHz:
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz:
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 850 Maleoon 955
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1450 MHz 1050 MHz
FLOPS ~4454.4 GFLOPS ~3225.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO 16 and Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 16 +130%
3764
Mate 90 Pro Max
1636
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 16 +101%
11619
Mate 90 Pro Max
5775
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO 16 +256%
30624
Mate 90 Pro Max
8603
Compute Score (GPU) 30624 8603
Single-core score 3764 1636
Multi-core score 11619 5775
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO 16 +189%
5498720
Mate 90 Pro Max
1902468
CPU 1512400 579000
GPU 2045600 543500
Memory 738900 440168
UX 1201820 319800
Total score 5498720 1902468
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 HarmonyOS 7
ROM OriginOS 7 -
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 8400 mAh 6800 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 (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 107° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50Q Smartsens SC595XS
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/2.7 f/2.6
Focal length 85 mm 89 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Smartsens SCC85XS
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.61 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC50D1 Omnivision OV40A
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 18 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 -
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 Yes

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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
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 Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
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 October 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $1420
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo iQOO 16 is definitely a better buy.

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