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So, what are the differences among the new Vivo S16 phones, and which variant should you buy? Let's find out in the article below.
Design
Both Vivo S16 and Vivo S16 Pro boast incredibly appealing designs. Despite being mid-range phones, they have beautiful, premium-looking exteriors. They are slim with a thickness of only 7.4mm and feature attractive curved edges. Moreover, they offer a variety of eye-catching color options, promising to attract users' attention at first sight. Importantly, they have a high screen-to-body ratio due to narrow bezels surrounding the display.
Vivo S16 and Vivo S16 Pro
Unlike its siblings, Vivo S16e features a flat screen with thicker bezels, appearing less premium. However, its rear design resembles that of the Vivo S16 and comes with a beautiful Purple color option.
Vivo S16e
Display
These phones are equipped with excellent displays, not the highest-end panels but still satisfying for even the most discerning users. Both Vivo S16 and S16 Pro feature identical 6.78-inch AMOLED panels with Full-HD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ certification, and in-display fingerprint readers.
Meanwhile, the display of Vivo S16e is slightly inferior with a 6.62-inch AMOLED panel, Full-HD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ certification, and an in-display fingerprint scanner.
Technical Specifications and Software
Vivo S16 Pro boasts the best hardware among this trio, making it a high-performance flagship smartphone. It comes with the latest MediaTek Dimensity 8200 chipset built on a 4nm manufacturing process and running at a maximum frequency of 3.1 GHz. This SoC is paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage capacity.
In the remaining two phones, Vivo S16 offers slightly better performance than Vivo S16e. This is because the standard variant is equipped with the Snapdragon 870 chipset, paired with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. Meanwhile, Vivo S16e only features the Exynos 1080 SoC, coupled with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of ROM. In terms of software, all three new Vivo smartphones run on the latest Android 13 operating system.
Camera
Vivo S16 Pro features the most advanced camera system, including a top-quality 50MP main sensor with OIS support, accompanied by an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2MP macro camera, along with an outstanding 50MP selfie camera on the front.
On the other hand, Vivo has replaced the 50MP main camera on Vivo S16 with a slightly inferior 64MP sensor but still retaining OIS. Vivo S16e also sports a 50MP main camera but with a lesser sensor, lacking the ultra-wide-angle camera, and comes with a 16MP selfie camera inferior to the other two phones.
Battery
All these phones come with the same 4,600 mAh battery and 66W fast charging. However, Vivo S16 Pro promises longer usage time on a single charge as it features a more efficient chipset built on a 4nm process. Nevertheless, this difference is not significant, and Vivo's three new smartphones will comfortably meet users' needs for a long day of usage.
Pricing
The standard variant of Vivo S16 starts at $363, while the Vivo S16 Pro variant starts at $427, and S16e is the most affordable in the trio, starting from $299. Which smartphone would you choose for your experience?
