Upper mid-range · 2022

vivo S16e

Our Take

CPU capability matches mid-range phones like Samsung Galaxy A27 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 66W fast charging

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.62″ AMOLED · 120Hz

1080 8 / 128 GB

4600 mAh 66W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.62″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.62"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1300 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Exynos 1080 (5 nm) · 8-core 2.8 GHz · Mali-G78 MP10

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Exynos 1080 (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

720,000

Kimovil · Antutu v9

CPU

8-core, 2.8 GHz

GPU

Mali-G78 MP10

Process

5 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A78 2.8 GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, OriginOS Ocean · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, OriginOS Ocean

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4600 mAh · 66 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4600 mAh

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28a

5G n1, n5, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

7 g · 7.7 mm

Height

162.5 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

Weight

7 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.62″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

40% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 18 W charging · 4,600 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

720k vs 817k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

24% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 25 W charging · 4,600 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.62″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

720k vs 881k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Where to buy

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