vivo V70 Elite vs OPPO Reno16c 5G

Comparing the vivo V70 Elite vs OPPO Reno16c 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: vivo V70 Elite scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,863, while OPPO Reno16c 5G scores 2,933, making vivo V70 Elite the better performer.

Display: vivo V70 Elite offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 6.57 inches, making vivo V70 Elite the larger display of the two. Both vivo V70 Elite and OPPO Reno16c 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both vivo V70 Elite and OPPO Reno16c 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both vivo V70 Elite and OPPO Reno16c 5G feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OPPO Reno16c 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 13m, while vivo V70 Elite delivers 18h 19m, making OPPO Reno16c 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo V70 Elite offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 128 GB, making vivo V70 Elite the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo V70 Elite receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while OPPO Reno16c 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: vivo V70 Elite and OPPO Reno16c 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

vivo V70 Elite

₹66,999

@ Amazon

OPPO Reno16c 5G

₹52,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

02 2026

07 2026

09 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7300	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


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

Battery


6500 mAh	6500 mAh	3349 mAh
90W Flash Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	20W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Premium flat-edge design
Dependable performance
Strong primary & telephoto cameras
Excellent battery life

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Average ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Average performer
Slightly pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(1,276 ratings)

4.5/5

(754 ratings)

4.6/5

(260,884 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹66,999

@ Amazon

₹52,999

@ Amazon

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

Video

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General

Launch Date

February 19, 2026

(Official)

July 2, 2026

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

4 Year

N/A

5 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

5 Years

Custom UI

Origin OS

ColorOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

Apple A16 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

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

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

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 735

Adreno 710

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

1,815,619

985,594

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

25.0 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.

2,071

854

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

N/A

2000 nits

Brightness

N/A

600 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A

1400 nits

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi

397 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.55 %

89.23 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Yes

AGC Dragontrail Glass Star D Plus Corning Gorilla

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.7 %

92.8 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.52 mm

158.2 mm

147.6 mm

Width

74.33 mm

74.9 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

7.40 mm

8.1 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

194 grams

195 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 120 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant 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

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V 1µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera15 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6120 x 8160 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

N/A

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 fps

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Video HDR

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/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera18 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

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.

18h 19m

21h 13m

N/A

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

43m

59m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 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 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands: