iQOO 16 camera confirmed with larger 50MP sensor, iQOO Pad Ultra gets 165Hz OLED display ahead of Sep 29 launch
iQOO is adding a stronger imaging focus to its next flagship while also pushing high refresh rate hardware across its tablet lineup. The company has confirmed key camera details for the iQOO 16 ahead of its September 29th launch in China, while the iQOO Pad Ultra has also been teased with an 8.8-inch 165Hz OLED display and an internal cooling system.
The two devices are expected to target performance-focused users, with the iQOO 16 combining flagship hardware with a larger camera sensor and the Pad Ultra using active cooling to sustain performance.
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iQOO 16 camera specs
The iQOO 16 will feature a 50MP primary camera with a 1/1.3-inch sensor, which is larger than the 1/1.56-inch sensor used on the iQOO 15. iQOO claims the new sensor can capture 79 percent more light. The camera will also support CIPA 5.5-rated image stabilisation and 4K live images. The company is pairing the sensor with its Super HDR imaging technology and NICE 3.0 optical reconstruction engine. These systems are intended to retain more detail across bright and dark areas while improving image processing.
The rest of the camera setup has not been officially detailed yet, but Digital Chat Station previously reported a 50MP ultrawide and a 50MP Sony IMX882 periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. These remain unconfirmed.
The iQOO 16 is also expected to feature a 6.85-inch 2K 165Hz Samsung M16 AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset and an 8,400mAh battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.
The camera upgrade gives the iQOO 16 a broader advantange than the performance-first strategy associated with earlier iQOO flagships. A larger primary sensor could also help it compete more directly with phones from OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi that have increasingly treated camera hardware as a major flagship differentiator and even come with photography partnershipd. Buyers comparing these phones should look beyond the sensor size, though, since processing, telephoto performance and video quality will determine how much of the hardware advantage translates into real-world photography.
iQOO Pad Ultra
The iQOO Pad Ultra will feature an 8.8-inch OLED display with a 165Hz refresh rate, 4,500 nits peak brightness and 2.65mm bezels on all four sides. iQOO also claims sub-1ms response times, reinforcing the tablet’s gaming-focused positioning. To sustain performance, the tablet will use a 30mm active cooling fan alongside a 12,118 sq mm dual-layer VC heatsink. This is more aggressive than the passive cooling systems commonly used in tablets and could help maintain performance during longer gaming sessions.
For buyers considering a performance-focused tablet, the Pad Ultra’s high-refresh display and active cooling could make it particularly relevant against gaming-oriented tablets. Its actual advantage, however, will depend on pricing, chipset performance and software optimisation, which iQOO is expected to detail at the September 29th launch.
