iQOO 16 vs Honor Magic 9

Comparing the iQOO 16 vs Honor Magic 9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 16 runs at a higher processing speed of 5.01 GHz, while Honor Magic 9 runs at 4.61 GHz, making iQOO 16 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 16 offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while Honor Magic 9 offers 6.37 inches, making iQOO 16 the larger display of the two. iQOO 16 features a AMOLED display compared to Honor Magic 9's OLED, making iQOO 16 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor Magic 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while iQOO 16 offers 50 MP, making Honor Magic 9 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor Magic 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 16 offers 32 MP, making Honor Magic 9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 16 offers a higher battery capacity with 8400 mAh, while Honor Magic 9 offers 8000 mAh, making iQOO 16 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor Magic 9 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while iQOO 16 offers 256 GB, making Honor Magic 9 the better option for storage.

iQOO 16

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Honor Magic 9

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 5.01 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Display

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.37 inches (16.18 cm)
AMOLED	OLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	N/A
165 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A

Rear Camera

50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera

Front Camera

32 MP

50 MP

Battery

8400 mAh	8000 mAh
100W	N/A
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

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General

Operating System

Android v17

Android

Custom UI

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SM8975

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Processor

Octa core

5.01 GHz, Dual core 4.03 GHz, Tri core 3.74 GHz, Tri core

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.63 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra Pro

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Type

AMOLED

OLED

Screen Size

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.37 inches (16.18 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

N/A

Brightness

2800 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

3300 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.96 %

N/A

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.37 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.75 mm

N/A

Width

76.90 mm

N/A

Thickness

8.30 mm

N/A

Weight

222.5 grams

N/A

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera100x Digital Zoomf/1.681/1.3" sensor size

200 MP
Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1/1.95" sensor size

200 MP
Telephoto Camera1/1.56" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes

Camera Features

100 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Battery

Capacity

8400 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 34.3 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W

Yes

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

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) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

N/A