Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra vs Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on February 4, 2026, against the Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Super and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
- 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4602K versus 2429K)
- Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
- Handles wireless charging up to 40W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 7400 vs 6700 mAh
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 10% higher pixel density (508 vs 460 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
Reasons to consider the Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (1862 against 1543 nits)
- Weighs 39 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.32 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1216 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 508 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2600 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 8000 nits | 3600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 475 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7% | 89.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iQOO 15 Ultra
6.85β³ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
6.32β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.65 mm (6.44 inches) | 151.21 mm (5.95 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 72.42 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Super |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27924 | 14852 |
| Single-core score | 3615 | 1567 |
| Multi-core score | 11366 | 5965 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1102292 | 612932 |
| GPU | 1604604 | 952016 |
| Memory | 789150 | 394012 |
| UX | 1106244 | 470174 |
| Total score | 4602290 | 2429134 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 68% | - |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3081 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 54 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 60 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 55 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 14183 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18545 | - |
| Video editing | 6849 | - |
| Photo editing | 34832 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14303 | - |
| Writing score | 28711 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (14th and 160th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-30 (NPT) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3568 / 11293 |
| π 2026-04-04 (Khamidovv) | AnTuTu 11 | 4602290 |
| π 2026-04-04 (Khamidovv) | AnTuTu 11 | 4651882 |
| π 2026-02-08 (z strikes again) | AnTuTu 11 | 4314224 |
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS size | 96 GB | 56 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7400 mAh | 6700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 24 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:06 hr | 1:03 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 107Β° | 116Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 80 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC50F6 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2026 | June 2026 |
| Release date | February 2026 | July 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $849 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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