Vivo has launched its latest flagship smartphones the Vivo S16, S16 Pro, and S16e in the S16 series in China. The Vivo S16 and S16 Pro have a 6.78-inch FHD+ 60° curved AMOLED display, 120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, and in-display fingerprint scanner. The Vivo S16 Pro runs on MediaTek Dimensity 8200 SoC, and Vivo S16 has Snapdragon 870 SoC, up to 12GB LPDDR5, up to 512GB, and is based on Android 13 with OriginOS 3.
Both phones have a triple rear camera setup whereas the 16 Pro has a 50MP primary camera with Sony IMX766V sensor, OIS, and Vivo 16 has 64MP primary camera along with 8MP ultra-wide sensor, a 2MP macro camera, and both have a 50MP autofocus front-facing punch-hole camera.
The green color variant has a photochromic technology that changes from light green to dark green, and with the smoked sapphire pattern on the purple glass, the overall look and feel are extremely elegant, as per the company. These also come with a ring LED which it calls Aura light.
Vivo S16 Pro and Vivo S16 Specifications -
| Display | 6.78-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate |
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| OS/UI | Android 13 with OriginOS 3 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano) |
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| Front Camera | 50MP autofocus front camera with f/2.45 aperture, dual soft LED flash |
| Features | In-display fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio |
| Dimensions | 164.1×74.8×7.36mm |
| Weight | 182g |
| Connectivity | 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3,GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC |
| Battery/Charger | 4600mAh (typ) battery with 66W fast charging |
Vivo S16e -
Vivo also launched a mid-range samrtphone the VIvo S16e that has a 6.62-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED screen, HDR 10+, and also has an In-display fingerprint sensor. It runs on the Exynos 1080 SoC with up to 12GB RAM, and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage and is based on Android 13 with OriginOS 3. It has a 50MP primary rear camera along with a 2MP macro and depth camera and a 16MP front-facing punch-hole camera.
Vivo S16e Specifications -
| Display | 6.62-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate |
| Processor | 2.8GHz Octa-Core Exynos 1080 5nm processor with Mali-G78 MP10 GPU |
| RAM/Storage | 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with UFS 3.1 256GB storage |
| OS/UI | Android 13 with OriginOS 3 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano) |
| Rear Cameras | 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP depth and 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture |
| Front Camera | 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture |
| Features | In-display fingerprint sensor |
| Dimensions | 162.51 × 75.81 × 7.7mm (Black) / 7.8mm (Purple and Green) |
| Weight | 187.7g (Black) / 189g (Purple and Green) |
| Connectivity | 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1+L5 Dual Band) + GLONASS, USB Type-C |
| Battery/Charger | 4600mAh (typ) battery with 66W fast charging |
Pricing and Availability -
The Vivo S16 comes in Black, Green, and Gradient colors, Vivo S16 Pro comes in Black and Green and the Vivo S16e comes in Black, Green, and Purple colors. These Phones will be available to Pre-order in China starting today.
Vivo S16 Pro Prcies are -
- 12GB RAM/256GB storage version - 3299 yuan (US$ 472 / Rs. 39,120 approx.)
- 12GB RAM/512GB storage version - 3599 yuan (US$ 515 / Rs. 42,675 approx.)
Vivo S16 Prcies are -
- 8GB RAM/256GB storage version - 2699 yuan (US$ 286 / Rs. 32,000 approx.)
- 12GB RAM/256GB storage version - 2999 yuan (US$ 429 / Rs. 35,560 approx.)
- 12GB RAM/512GB storage version - 3299 yuan (US$ 472 / Rs. 39,120 approx.)
Vivo S16e Prcies are -
- 8GB RAM/128GB storage version - 2099 yuan (US$ 300 / Rs. 24,890 approx.)
- 8GB RAM/256GB storage version - 2299 yuan (US$ 329 / Rs. 27,260 approx.)
- 12GB RAM/256GB storage version - 2499 yuan (US$ 357 / Rs. 29,630 approx.)
