Screen size
iQOO 11S6.8"
iQOO 16Winner: 6.9"+1%
Quick verdict
iQOO 16 leads the measured specs 10-5.
Measured wins
iQOO 11S
5
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
iQOO 16
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
iQOO 11S
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
iQOO 16
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iQOO 11S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
iQOO 16
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iQOO 11S
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1x
iQOO 16
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
iQOO 11S
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsiQOO 16
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
iQOO 11S
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
iQOO 16
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94 SA/NSA
Speed
iQOO 11S
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iQOO 16
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Announced
iQOO 11S
2023, July 04
iQOO 16
2026, September 29
Status
iQOO 11S
Available. Released 2023, July 10
iQOO 16
Available. Released 2026, September 29
Dimensions
iQOO 11S
164.9 x 77.1 x 8.4 mm or 8.7 mm
iQOO 16
163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm or 8.6 mm
Weight
iQOO 11S
207 g or 210 g (7.30 oz)
iQOO 16
222.5/ 227.9/ 229.8 g (8.11 oz)
SIM
iQOO 11S
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
iQOO 16
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China
Build
iQOO 11S
-
iQOO 16
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or glass back
Other
iQOO 11S
-
iQOO 16
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
iQOO 11S
LTPO4 AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1800 nits (peak)
iQOO 16
AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, 3300Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 2800 nits (HBM), 10000 nits (peak)*
Size
iQOO 11S
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~87.3% screen-to-body ratio)
iQOO 16
6.85 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iQOO 11S
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
iQOO 16
1440 x 3168 pixels (~508 ppi density)
Protection
iQOO 11S
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
iQOO 16
-
Other
iQOO 11S
-
iQOO 16
* Measured at an isolated spot during video playback only
OS
iQOO 11S
Android 13, OriginOS 3 (China)
iQOO 16
Android 17, OriginOS 7
Chipset
iQOO 11S
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
iQOO 16
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
CPU
iQOO 11S
Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
iQOO 16
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
GPU
iQOO 11S
Adreno 740
iQOO 16
Adreno 850
Card slot
iQOO 11S
No
iQOO 16
No
Internal
iQOO 11S
256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
iQOO 16
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
Other
iQOO 11S
UFS 4.0
iQOO 16
UFS 4.1
Triple
iQOO 11S
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.5, 47mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide)
iQOO 16
50 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.7, 85mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, AF
Features
iQOO 11S
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
iQOO 16
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
iQOO 11S
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
iQOO 16
8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Single
iQOO 11S
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
iQOO 16
32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm
Features
iQOO 11S
HDR
iQOO 16
HDR
Video
iQOO 11S
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
iQOO 16
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Loudspeaker
iQOO 11S
Yes, with stereo speakers
iQOO 16
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iQOO 11S
No
iQOO 16
No
Other
iQOO 11S
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
iQOO 16
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
WLAN
iQOO 11S
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
iQOO 16
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
iQOO 11S
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
iQOO 16
5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
Positioning
iQOO 11S
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC
iQOO 16
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC
iQOO 11S
Yes
iQOO 16
Yes
Infrared port
iQOO 11S
Yes
iQOO 16
Yes
Radio
iQOO 11S
No
iQOO 16
No
USB
iQOO 11S
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
iQOO 16
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Sensors
iQOO 11S
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
iQOO 16
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
iQOO 11S
4700 mAh
iQOO 16
Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh
Charging
iQOO 11S
200W wired, PD3.0, UFCS
iQOO 16
100W wired, PPS, PD 40W wireless Bypass charging
Colors
iQOO 11S
Black, Sky Blue, Legendary White (BMW M branding)
iQOO 16
Dark Blue, Silver, Chasing the Light
Models
iQOO 11S
V2304A
iQOO 16
V2606A
Price
iQOO 11S
About 500 EUR
iQOO 16
About 790 EUR