OPPO Reno16c 5G vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the OPPO Reno16c 5G vs vivo S2 5G 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: OPPO Reno16c 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,933, while vivo S2 5G scores 2,825, making OPPO Reno16c 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 6.57 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Both OPPO Reno16c 5G and vivo S2 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both OPPO Reno16c 5G and vivo S2 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Reno16c 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while vivo S2 5G offers 32 MP, making OPPO Reno16c 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OPPO Reno16c 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 13m, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making OPPO Reno16c 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OPPO Reno16c 5G and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OPPO Reno16c 5G and vivo S2 5G equally at 8.

User Rating: OPPO Reno16c 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while vivo S2 5G has a rating of 3.9.

OPPO Reno16c 5G

₹52,999

@ Amazon

vivo S2 5G

₹39,940

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

07 2026

08 2026

09 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Depth Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	7050 mAh	3692 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	44W Flash Charging	40W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

Capable cameras with telephoto lens
Eye-catching design
Excellent battery life and fast charging
Smooth, customisable OS

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Average performer
Slightly pricey

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.5/5

(754 ratings)

3.9/5

(35 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹52,999

@ Amazon

₹39,940

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

July 2, 2026

(Official)

August 6, 2026

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

N/A

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

N/A

Custom UI

ColorOS

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

Apple A19

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MP2

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

985,594

956,029

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

23.0 s

16.0 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.

854

851

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

397 ppi

449 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.23 %

91.03 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

AGC Dragontrail Glass Star D Plus Corning Gorilla

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)

92.8 %

93.82 %

N/A

Design

Height

158.2 mm

164.42 mm

149.6 mm

Width

74.9 mm

75.25 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.99 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

195 grams

197 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

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/2.2 Telephoto Camera15 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6120 x 8160 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

SuperMoon

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera18 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6500 mAh

7050 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

21h 13m

14h 57m

N/A

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

59m

1h 5m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes

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
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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)
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) / 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
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)