Screen size
Quick verdict
iQOO 16 leads the measured specs 12-3.
Measured wins
iQOO 16
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
8
equal specs
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
3
spec wins
Screen size
Resolution
Refresh rate
equal specsPeak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
equal specsBluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsTechnology
iQOO 16
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
iQOO 16
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
N/A
3G bands
iQOO 16
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
N/A
4G bands
iQOO 16
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
N/A
5G bands
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
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
Speed
iQOO 16
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
GPRS
iQOO 16
-
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No
EDGE
iQOO 16
-
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No
Announced
iQOO 16
2026, September 29
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
2026, October 28
Status
iQOO 16
Available. Released 2026, September 29
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Available. Released 2026, October 28
Dimensions
iQOO 16
163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm or 8.6 mm
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
197.4 x 126.3 x 5.7 mm (7.77 x 4.97 x 0.22 in)
Weight
iQOO 16
222.5/ 227.9/ 229.8 g (8.11 oz)
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
298 g (10.51 oz)
Build
iQOO 16
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or glass back
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
iQOO 16
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No
Other
iQOO 16
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Built-in bi-directional cooling fan
Type
iQOO 16
AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, 3300Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 2800 nits (HBM), 10000 nits (peak)*
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)
Size
iQOO 16
6.85 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
8.8 inches, 224.5 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iQOO 16
1440 x 3168 pixels (~508 ppi density)
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
1440 x 2304 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~309 ppi density)
Other
iQOO 16
* Measured at an isolated spot during video playback only
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
OS
iQOO 16
Android 17, OriginOS 7
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Android 17, OriginOS 7 HD
Chipset
iQOO 16
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
iQOO 16
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
iQOO 16
Adreno 850
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Adreno 840
Card slot
iQOO 16
No
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No
Internal
iQOO 16
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
Other
iQOO 16
UFS 4.1
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
UFS 4.1
Triple
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
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
Features
iQOO 16
LED flash, HDR, panorama
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
Video
iQOO 16
8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
4K, 1080p
Single
iQOO 16
-
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
13 MP
Single
iQOO 16
32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
8 MP
Features
iQOO 16
HDR
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
Video
iQOO 16
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iQOO 16
Yes, with stereo speakers
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iQOO 16
No
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No
Other
iQOO 16
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
WLAN
iQOO 16
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth
iQOO 16
5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iQOO 16
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No
NFC
iQOO 16
Yes
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No
Infrared port
iQOO 16
Yes
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
Radio
iQOO 16
No
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
No
USB
iQOO 16
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, OTG, video output
Sensors
iQOO 16
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity (accessories only)
Type
iQOO 16
Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Si/C Li-Ion 9020 mAh
Charging
iQOO 16
100W wired, PPS, PD 40W wireless Bypass charging
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
66W wired, PD 5W reverse wired
Colors
iQOO 16
Dark Blue, Silver, Chasing the Light
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Gray, Blue
Models
iQOO 16
V2606A
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
-
Price
iQOO 16
About 790 EUR
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
About 580 EUR