vivo has introduced the S16, S16 Pro and S16e smartphones in the S16 series in China, as it had promised. The vivo S16 and S16 Pro feature a 6.78-inch FHD+ 120Hz 60° curved AMOLED display, feature a 50MP autofocus front camera with dual soft LED flash, and pack a 4600mAh battery.
The S16 Pro is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8200 SoC and has a 50MP rear camera with Sony IMX766V sensor, OIS. The S16 has a Snapdragon 870 SoC and has a 64MP rear camera with OIS. These pack an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera.
The green colour variant has a photochromic technology that changes from light green to dark green, and with the smoked sapphire pattern on the purple glass, the overall look and feel is extremely elegant. These also come with a ring LED which it calls Aura light.
The S16e has a 6.62-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED screen. This retains 16MP front camera inside the notch, Exynos 1080 SoC, a 50MP rear camera and a 2MP macro camera, same as the S15e, but this replaces the ultra-wide camera with the 2MP depth sensor.
vivo S16 Pro and S16 specifications
- 6.78-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate
- S16 Pro – Up to 3.1GHz Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 8200 4nm processor with Mali-G610 MC6 GPU
- S16 – Octa Core (1 x 3.2GHz + 3 x 2.42GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- S16 Pro – 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB / 512GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- S16 -8GB / 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB / 512GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 13 with OriginOS 3
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- S16 Pro – 50MP camera with IMX766V sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 8MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- S16 – 64MP camera with sensor, f/1.89 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 8MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 50MP autofocus front camera with f/2.45 aperture, dual soft LED flash
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
- Dimensions:164.1×74.8×7.36mm; Weight:182g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3,GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
4600mAh (typ) battery with 66W fast charging
vivo S16e specifications
- 6.62-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate
- 2.8GHz Octa-Core Exynos 1080 5nm processor with Mali-G78 MP10 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with UFS 3.1 256GB storage
- Android 13 with OriginOS 3
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP depth and 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 162.51 × 75.81 × 7.7mm (Black) / 7.8mm (Purple and Green); Weight: 187.7g (Black) / 189g (Purple and Green)
- 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1+L5 Dual Band) + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 4600mAh (typ) battery with 66W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The vivo S16 comes in Black, Green and Gradient colours, S16 Pro comes in Black and Green and the S16e comes in Black, Green and Purple colours. Pricing as follows.
- vivo S16e (8GB+128GB): 2099 yuan (US$ 300 / Rs. 24,890 approx.)
- vivo S16e (8GB+256GB): 2299 yuan (US$ 329 / Rs. 27,260 approx.)
- vivo S16e (12GB+256GB): 2499 yuan (US$ 357 / Rs. 29,630 approx.)
- vivo S16 (8GB+128GB): 2499 yuan (US$ 357 / Rs. 29,630 approx.)
- vivo S16 (8GB+256GB): 2699 yuan (US$ 286 / Rs. 32,000 approx.)
- vivo S16 (12GB+256GB): 2999 yuan (US$ 429 / Rs. 35,560 approx.)
- vivo S16 (12GB+512GB): 3299 yuan (US$ 472 / Rs. 39,120 approx.)
- vivo S16 Pro (12GB+256GB): 3299 yuan (US$ 472 / Rs. 39,120 approx.)
- vivo S16 Pro (12GB+512GB): 3599 yuan (US$ 515 / Rs. 42,675 approx.)
The phones will be available to order in China starting from today.