OPPO Reno16 5G vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the OPPO Reno16 5G vs iQOO 15R 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: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while OPPO Reno16 5G scores 4,114, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: iQOO 15R offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while OPPO Reno16 5G offers 6.32 inches, making iQOO 15R the larger display of the two. Both OPPO Reno16 5G and iQOO 15R feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both OPPO Reno16 5G and iQOO 15R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Reno16 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 15R offers 32 MP, making OPPO Reno16 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OPPO Reno16 5G delivers longer battery life with 23h 48m, while iQOO 15R delivers 18h 23m, making OPPO Reno16 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OPPO Reno16 5G and iQOO 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while OPPO Reno16 5G is rated 8.1.

User Rating: OPPO Reno16 5G and iQOO 15R both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

OPPO Reno16 5G

₹66,999

@ Amazon

iQOO 15R

₹53,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

09 Jul, 2026

03 Mar, 2026

13 Sep, 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.32 inches (16.05 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1216x2640 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6700 mAh	7600 mAh	3349 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	100W Super Flash Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Pricey
Chipset could be better

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(1,162 ratings)

4.4/5

(884 ratings)

4.6/5

(261,119 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,457,989 AnTuTu Score	3,078,708 AnTuTu Score	N/A
23h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹66,999

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

5 Year

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

ColorOS

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Apple A16 Bionic

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Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Adreno 826

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

1,457,989

3,078,708

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

13.0 s

N/A

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.

2,078

5,071

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

5000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

466 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.34 %

90.69 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.4 %

94.57 %

N/A

Design

Height

151.21 mm

157.61 mm

147.6 mm

Width

72.42 mm

74.42 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

8.36 mm

7.9 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

193 grams

202 grams

171 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

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

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

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
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

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

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6700 mAh

7600 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

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.

23h 48m

18h 23m

N/A

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

1h 2m

45m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands: