iQOO 16 was launched in China on Tuesday as the Vivo sub-brand’s flagship smartphone. The handset was unveiled along with the new iQOO Pad Ultra. The new handset is scheduled to go on sale in the country via the Vivo website in three colour options. The iQOO 16 is equipped with the recently launched octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset from Qualcomm, which is built on a 2nm process. It also gets an upgraded vapour chamber cooling solution for thermal management. The phone carries a triple rear camera unit. It is backed by an 8,400mAh battery, too.
iQOO 16 Price in India, Availability
iQOO 16 price starts at CNY 5,999 (roughly Rs. 86,000) for the base variant featuring 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The higher-end 12GB + 512GB and 16GB + 512GB RAM and storage configurations cost CNY 6,799 (about Rs. 97,000) and CNY 7,499 (roughly Rs. 1,07,000), respectively. Lastly, the top-of-the-line model with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage is priced at CNY 8,499 (roughly Rs. 1,21,000).
The handset is set to go on sale in China in October via the Vivo online store. The iQOO 16 is offered in Chasing the Light, Legend, and Racing Track (translated from Chinese) colourways.
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