iQOO 16 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

Comparing the iQOO 16 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 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 Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G runs at 3.4 GHz, making iQOO 16 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 16 offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers 6.8 inches, making iQOO 16 the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G features a Extreme AMOLED display compared to iQOO 16's AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 16 and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 16 offers 32 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 16 offers a higher battery capacity with 8400 mAh, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers 6500 mAh, making iQOO 16 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both iQOO 16 and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A

91%

Release Date

N/A	29 Apr, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 5.01 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Display

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera

32 MP

50 MP

Battery

8400 mAh	6500 mAh
100W	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A	8.2/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

N/A	4.2/5 (2,552 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Apr 22, 2026 (Official)

Operating System

Android v17

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

Hello UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SM8975

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra Pro

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.

N/A

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.0 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

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

2800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3300 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.96 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.37 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

163.75 mm

162.7 mm

Width

76.90 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.30 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

222.5 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes	Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A	High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

100 x Digital Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A	Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Battery

Capacity

8400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 34.3 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes	Yes 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.

N/A

14h 01m

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

N/A

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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

5G Bands:

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

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)