iQOO globally launched its latest flagship smartphone, the iQOO 16, setting a new benchmark for performance gaming devices with upgrades across performance, display, gaming, system experience and overall specifications.
It is among the first smartphones powered by the Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 6 Mobile Platform, and the world’s first to feature the 2K 165Hz Samsung Everest Display, jointly developed by iQOO and Samsung Display. Built on iQOO’s “3+2 Gaming Technology Framework,” iQOO 16 delivers comprehensive improvements in visuals, controls, live streaming and cross-device gaming.
The World’s First 2K 165Hz Samsung Display
The display is where players feel performance most directly. Recognizing demand for sharper, smoother and more efficient screens, iQOO worked with Samsung Display from the earliest definition stage.
The two companies set shared goals, solved technical challenges together and carried the project through to mass production, covering emissive materials, the panel, the display driver IC and manufacturing processes.
The result reaches industry-leading levels in image quality, smoothness and power efficiency, and reflects iQOO’s growing role in shaping the global premium display supply chain.
iQOO 16 is the first Android device to use Samsung’s M16 emissive material and 2K LEAD™ 2.0 technology. The 2K resolution renders finer detail, while the 165Hz refresh rate makes touch response quicker and motion smoother. Global peak brightness reaches 2,800 nits for clear visibility in any environment, and power consumption is 31% lower than a 1.5K screen of the same size.
