Apple iPhone 16 vs vivo V70 Elite

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 vs vivo V70 Elite across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 16 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,995, while vivo V70 Elite scores 4,863, making Apple iPhone 16 the better performer.

Display: vivo V70 Elite offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 6.1 inches, making vivo V70 Elite the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 16 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to vivo V70 Elite's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 16 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo V70 Elite offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 48 MP, making vivo V70 Elite better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo V70 Elite offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 12 MP, making vivo V70 Elite better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo V70 Elite offers a higher battery capacity with 6500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 3561 mAh, making vivo V70 Elite better for longer battery life.

Storage: vivo V70 Elite offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 128 GB, making vivo V70 Elite the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo V70 Elite receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 16 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while vivo V70 Elite has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 16

₹67,900

@ Flipkart

vivo V70 Elite

₹45,999

@ Vivo

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

88%

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

19 Feb, 2026

Performance


Apple A18	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3561 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Powerful chipset, more RAM
Excellent cameras with useful Photographic Styles
Solid battery life
Attractive colour options

Premium flat-edge design
Dependable performance
Strong primary & telephoto cameras
Excellent battery life

Cons

Finicky Camera Control
60Hz refresh rate
Charging could have been faster

Average ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.6/5

(197,650 ratings)

4.5/5

(966 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,764,170 AnTuTu Score	1,815,619 AnTuTu Score
N/A	18h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Feb 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

4 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A18

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

Processor

Hexa Core

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 735

RAM

8 GB	8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,764,170

1,815,619

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

2,071

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.4 %

13.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi

398 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %

89.55 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.7 %

Design

Height

147.6 mm

157.52 mm

Width

71.6 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

7.80 mm

7.40 mm

Weight

170 grams

194 grams

Build Material

Back: Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 120 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

N/A	50 MP f/2.65 Telephoto Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3561 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

18h 19m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 20m 0s

0h 43m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)