iQOO 16 India Launch Confirmed: Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and OriginOS 7 Are Coming, but No Date or Price Yet
iQOO has confirmed that the iQOO 16 is coming to India as its first phone with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip and OriginOS 7. The date and price are not announced.
iQOO has confirmed that the iQOO 16 will launch in India. The company's India CEO, Nipun Marya, announced it at India Mobile Congress 2026 in Delhi, calling the phone iQOO's "most ambitious vision of flagship performance yet". iQOO has not announced a launch date or a price.
What iQOO has confirmed
- The iQOO 16 will launch in India, with a "coming soon" announcement.
- It will be the first iQOO phone in India with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip. iQOO said it is among the first brands to bring the chip to users.
- It will be the first iQOO phone to ship with OriginOS 7 out of the box.
iQOO has not shared the battery, camera or display details for India. Those will be known when the company publishes the India specifications.
What the China version offers
The iQOO 16 launched in China on 29 September 2026. The details below are from reports on the China model, and the India version could differ.
| Feature | iQOO 16 (China, as reported) |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.85-inch 2K LTPO AMOLED, 165Hz |
| Chip | Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, with iQOO's Q4 gaming chip |
| Rear cameras | Three 50MP cameras: main with OIS, ultrawide and 3x telephoto with OIS |
| Selfie camera | 32MP |
| Battery and charging | 8,400mAh, 100W wired, 40W wireless, reverse charging |
| Durability | IP68 and IP69 |
| Software | OriginOS 7 on Android 17 |
China prices
| Version | China price |
|---|---|
| 12GB + 256GB | CNY 5,999 |
| 12GB + 512GB | CNY 6,799 |
| 16GB + 512GB | CNY 7,499 |
| 16GB + 1TB | CNY 8,499 |
Launch date and price in India
iQOO says only that the launch is "very soon". Reports point to December 2026 or early 2027, and one tip says mid-December, but none of this is from iQOO.
There is no official price. Tips say the India price could be close to Rs 1 lakh or above, because memory costs have gone up. For comparison, reports say the iQOO 15 launched in India at Rs 72,999 in November 2025. Treat any India price as a guess until iQOO announces it.
For iQOO's newest launch so far, see our report on the iQOO Neo 12 launch in China. We will update this post when iQOO announces the iQOO 16 date.
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