Xiaomi 14 Pro vs Vivo iQOO 16
78
out of 100
VS
92
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 14 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on October 26, 2023, against the Vivo iQOO 16, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and came out 3 years 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 Xiaomi 14 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 16
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5498K versus 2397K)
- Comes with 3520 mAh larger battery capacity: 8400 vs 4880 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 77% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3764 and 2129 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 | 6.73 inches | 6.85 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 508 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 2800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 3300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Longjing Glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 90.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.75 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 223 g (7.87 oz) | 222.5 g (7.85 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Green | White, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 5010 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 850 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 13963 | 30624 |
| Single-core score | 2129 | 3764 |
| Multi-core score | 6906 | 11619 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 690713 | 1512400 |
| GPU | 829399 | 2045600 |
| Memory | 341008 | 738900 |
| UX | 536551 | 1201820 |
| Total score | 2397671 | 5498720 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 89% | - |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1589 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 85% | - |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 8037 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 83% | - |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4526 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14546 | - |
| Video editing | 7908 | - |
| Photo editing | 31773 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14905 | - |
| Writing score | 20028 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (169th and 2nd place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 14 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Nipple Power) | AnTuTu 11 | 2320631 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Shionnnfu) | AnTuTu 11 | 2413075 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (Sulaiman Samimi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2304066 |
| 📘 2026-04-21 (DecayCat) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2127 / 6966 |
| 📘 2026-04-21 (DecayCat) | AnTuTu 11 | 2433153 |
Vivo iQOO 16
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 17 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | OriginOS 7 |
| OS updates | 4 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4880 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (40 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:18 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 10:49 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:30 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:10 hr | - |
| Standby | 113 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 107° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung Light Hunter 900 | Omnivision OV50Q |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | GalaxyCore GC50D1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | GalaxyCore GC32E1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 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 | 5.4 | 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, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | 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 |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | September 2026 |
| Release date | October 2023 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1100 | $999 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on 14 Pro:
- New Longjing Glass is used. The frame can be either aluminum or titanium, with a weight difference of 7 grams.
*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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