Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs iQOO 16

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs iQOO 16 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 Samsung Galaxy S26 FE runs at 3.3 GHz, making iQOO 16 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 16 offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 6.74 inches, making iQOO 16 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to iQOO 16's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and iQOO 16 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 12 MP, making iQOO 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 16 offers a higher battery capacity with 8400 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 4900 mAh, making iQOO 16 better for longer battery life.

Storage: iQOO 16 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 128 GB, making iQOO 16 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

09 2026

N/A

03 2025

Performance

	N/A
Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955	Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 5.01 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
6.736 inches (171.1 mm)	6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

	N/A
12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery

	N/A
4900 mAh	8400 mAh	4000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	100W	25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Pros

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Device yet to be reviewed

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Cons

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

Device yet to be reviewed

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(3,647 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

September 4, 2026

(Official)

N/A

March 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

Android v15

OS Updates

7 Year

N/A

7 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

7 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Processor

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Galileo

Adreno

Adreno 830

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra Pro

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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.

2,471,984

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 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.

5,513

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

N/A

2600 nits

Brightness

N/A

2800 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

N/A

3300 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

382 ppi

508 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.69 %

89.96 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.69 %

94.37 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.6 mm

163.75 mm

146.9 mm

Width

76.9 mm

76.90 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.30 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

193 grams

222.5 grams

162 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (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 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/1.95" sensor size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

100 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

7680x4320 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

4900 mAh

8400 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 34.3 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Yes 100W

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless 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.

10h 16m

N/A

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

1h 6m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

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 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 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) / 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: