vivo has just announced its newest vivo S16 lineup of smartphones namely the vivo S16 Pro, the vivo S16, and the vivo S16e.
Headlining the lineup is the vivo S16 Pro which will feature a curved, 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and a flagship Dimensity 8200 chipset.
Meanwhile, the standard vivo S16 will feature the same 6.78-inch AMOLED 120 Hz display of the Pro but will be powered by the still reliably-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC.
Lastly, the vivo S16e will serve as the budget entry in the lineup, featuring a slightly smaller 6.62-inch AMOLED 120 Hz display, and an Exynos 1080 SoC for its processor.
Pricing
In terms of pricing, the S16 Pro starts at RMB 3299 which is converted to around Php 26,000, the S16 starts at RMB 2499 or Php 19,700, and the S16e starts at RMB 2099 or around Php 16,600 (RMB 1 = Php 7.91).
The full specs of vivo’s three new devices are listed below.
vivo S16 pro specs
6.78-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2400) OLED display
120Hz refresh rate, 1300 nits
Dimensity 8200
8GB, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
256GB, 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
Triple rear cameras:
• 50MP main, OIS
• 8MP ultrawide
• 2MP macro
50MP front
Dual SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 6
Bluetooth 5.3
GPS
USB Type-C
NFC
Under-display optical fingerprint sensor
Origin OS 3 (Android 13)
4,600mAh battery, 66W wired charging
182g
Colors: Black, Mint
vivo S16 specs
6.78-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2400) OLED display
120Hz refresh rate,
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
8GB, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
128GB, 256GB, 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
Triple rear cameras:
• 64MP main, OIS
• 8MP ultrawide
• 2MP macro
50MP front
Dual SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 6
Bluetooth 5.2
GPS
USB Type-C
NFC
Under-display optical fingerprint sensor
Origin OS 3 (Android 13)
4,600mAh battery, 66W wired charging
182g
Colors: Black, Mint, Gold
vivo S16e specs
6.78-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2400) OLED display
120Hz refresh rate,
1300 nits at peak
Exynos 1080
8GB, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
128GB, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
Triple rear cameras:
• 50MP main, OIS
• 2MP macro
• 2MP depth
16MP front
Dual SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 6
Bluetooth 5.2
GPS
USB Type-C
NFC
Under-display optical fingerprint sensor
Origin OS 3 (Android 13)
4,600mAh battery, 66W wired charging
187.7g
Colors: Black, Green, Purple
I am waiting for this phone to officially be available in the market of the Philippines! I would buy it as soon as I hear it releases! The design and all of the things you could possibly see in Vivo s16 is spectacular. I am amazed.