Vivo iQOO 16 vs Huawei Pura 90 Plus
93
out of 100
VS
76
out of 100
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 Pura 90 Plus, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9025 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
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 16
- 4.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5498K versus 1325K)
- Comes with 2700 mAh larger battery capacity: 8400 vs 5700 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 11% higher pixel density (508 vs 459 PPI)
- 2.7x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3764 and 1420 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90 Plus
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Thinner bezels – 5.7% more screen real estate
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.8 mm narrower
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1276 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 508 ppi | 459 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 | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 3300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6% | 96.3% |
| 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) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) | 71.1 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 222.5 g (7.85 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Silver, Blue | White, Black, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 | HiSilicon Kirin 9025 |
| Max clock | 5010 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | - |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
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| Manufacturing | TSMC | - |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | - |
| Graphics | Adreno 850 | Maleoon |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | - |
| GPU clock | 1450 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 30624 | - |
| Single-core score | 3764 | 1420 |
| Multi-core score | 11619 | 4199 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1512400 | 370183 |
| GPU | 2045600 | 295489 |
| Memory | 738900 | 434593 |
| UX | 1201820 | 225467 |
| Total score | 5498720 | 1325732 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#2nd place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | 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 | 5700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 4x |
| 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 107° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50Q | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 93 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC50D1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 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 30 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 | 6.0 |
| 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, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $825 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - 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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