Screen size
iQOO 166.9"
iQOO Pad UltraWinner: 8.8"+22%
Quick verdict
iQOO 16 leads the measured specs 10-3.
Measured wins
iQOO 16
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
10
equal specs
iQOO Pad Ultra
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iQOO 16
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iQOO Pad Ultra
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
iQOO 16
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iQOO Pad Ultra
N/A
3G bands
iQOO 16
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iQOO Pad Ultra
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
Resolution
Refresh rate
equal specsPeak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
equal specsStorage
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 specsiQOO Pad Ultra
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 Ultra
-
Speed
iQOO 16
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iQOO Pad Ultra
-
GPRS
iQOO 16
-
iQOO Pad Ultra
No
EDGE
iQOO 16
-
iQOO Pad Ultra
No
Announced
iQOO 16
2026, September 29
iQOO Pad Ultra
2026, September 29
Status
iQOO 16
Available. Released 2026, September 29
iQOO Pad Ultra
Released Oct 5, 2026
Dimensions
iQOO 16
163.8 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm or 8.6 mm
iQOO Pad Ultra
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 Ultra
298 g (10.51 oz)
Build
iQOO 16
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or glass back
iQOO Pad Ultra
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 Ultra
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 Ultra
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 Ultra
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 Ultra
8.8 inches, 224.5 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iQOO 16
1440 x 3168 pixels (~508 ppi density)
iQOO Pad Ultra
1440 x 2304 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~309 ppi density)
Other
iQOO 16
* Measured at an isolated spot during video playback only
iQOO Pad Ultra
-
OS
iQOO 16
Android 17, OriginOS 7
iQOO Pad Ultra
Android 17, OriginOS 7 HD
Chipset
iQOO 16
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
iQOO Pad Ultra
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
CPU
iQOO 16
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
iQOO Pad Ultra
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
GPU
iQOO 16
Adreno 850
iQOO Pad Ultra
Adreno 850
Card slot
iQOO 16
No
iQOO Pad Ultra
No
Internal
iQOO 16
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
iQOO Pad Ultra
256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
Other
iQOO 16
UFS 4.1
iQOO Pad Ultra
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 Ultra
-
Features
iQOO 16
LED flash, HDR, panorama
iQOO Pad Ultra
-
Video
iQOO 16
8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
iQOO Pad Ultra
4K, 1080p
Single
iQOO 16
-
iQOO Pad Ultra
13 MP
Single
iQOO 16
32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm
iQOO Pad Ultra
8 MP
Features
iQOO 16
HDR
iQOO Pad Ultra
-
Video
iQOO 16
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
iQOO Pad Ultra
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iQOO 16
Yes, with stereo speakers
iQOO Pad Ultra
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iQOO 16
No
iQOO Pad Ultra
No
Other
iQOO 16
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
iQOO Pad Ultra
-
WLAN
iQOO 16
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
iQOO Pad Ultra
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 Ultra
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iQOO 16
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
iQOO Pad Ultra
No
NFC
iQOO 16
Yes
iQOO Pad Ultra
No
Infrared port
iQOO 16
Yes
iQOO Pad Ultra
-
Radio
iQOO 16
No
iQOO Pad Ultra
No
USB
iQOO 16
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
iQOO Pad Ultra
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, OTG, video output
Sensors
iQOO 16
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
iQOO Pad Ultra
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity (accessories only)
Type
iQOO 16
Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh
iQOO Pad Ultra
Si/C Li-Ion 9020 mAh
Charging
iQOO 16
100W wired, PPS, PD 40W wireless Bypass charging
iQOO Pad Ultra
66W wired, PD 5W reverse wired
Colors
iQOO 16
Dark Blue, Silver, Chasing the Light
iQOO Pad Ultra
Black, Silver
Models
iQOO 16
V2606A
iQOO Pad Ultra
-
Price
iQOO 16
About 790 EUR
iQOO Pad Ultra
About 860 EUR