Vivo X500 vs iQOO 16
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo X500 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9600M) that was released on September 21, 2026, against the Vivo iQOO 16, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. 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
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5498K versus 3930K)
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 8400 vs 7500 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- 12% higher pixel density (508 vs 452 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3764 and 3314 points
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 6.85 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2750 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 452 ppi | 508 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 3300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 90.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 157.01 mm (6.18 inches) | 163.75 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 74.49 mm (2.93 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 222.5 g (7.85 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Pink | White, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9600M | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 5010 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Adreno 850 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 30624 |
| Single-core score | 3314 | 3764 |
| Multi-core score | 10400 | 11619 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004925 | 1512400 |
| GPU | 1316839 | 2045600 |
| Memory | 477842 | 738900 |
| UX | 731113 | 1201820 |
| Total score | 3930719 | 5498720 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (33rd and 2nd place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | OriginOS 7 |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (40 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 107° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-828 | Omnivision OV50Q |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 72 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-610 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | GalaxyCore GC50D1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | GalaxyCore GC32E1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Vivo iQOO 16. It has a better display, gaming, and battery life.
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