Vivo iQOO 16 vs ZTE Blade A53

A full comparison of the Vivo iQOO 16 and the ZTE Blade A53 is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the ZTE Blade A53 to compute a MobileRank score. The specs we do have are in the table below.

Profile comparison

Category scores

Vivo iQOO 16

Performance 100
Display 99
Camera 78
Battery 90
Portability 42
Value for money 92

ZTE Blade A53

Performance —
Display —
Camera 10
Battery 25
Portability 22
Value for money —

What makes Vivo iQOO 16 better?

  • Bigger battery: 8400 vs 4000 mAh
  • Better main camera: 50MP vs 8MP

What makes ZTE Blade A53 better?

Comparison verdict

Specs comparison

Specification Vivo iQOO 16 ZTE Blade A53
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Spreadtrum Unisoc
AnTuTu 5498720 —
Geekbench Single 4327 —
Geekbench Multi 12873 —
Display 6.8" AMOLED —
Resolution 1440x3168 —
Refresh rate 165 Hz —
Battery 8400 mAh 4000 mAh
Charging 100W —
Wireless charging 40W 0W
Main camera 50 MP 8 MP
Ultrawide 50 MP 0 MP
Telephoto 50 MP 0 MP
Front camera 32 MP 5 MP
RAM 12GB / 16GB —
Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB 32GB
OS Android 17 Android 12 Snow Cone
Brightness (peak) 6000 nits —
NFC yes no
Protection IP68/IP69 —
Dimensions 163.8×76.9×8.3 mm 165.7×76.5×9.4 mm
Weight 223 g —
Launch price $840 —

Camera comparison

Vivo iQOO 16

  • Main: 50MP f/1.7
  • Ultrawide: 50MP
  • Telephoto: 50MP
  • Front: 32MP
78
camera

ZTE Blade A53

  • Main: 8MP
  • Front: 5MP
10
camera

Display comparison

Vivo iQOO 16

  • 6.8" AMOLED
  • Resolution: 1440x3168
  • Refresh rate: 165 Hz
99
display

ZTE Blade A53

  • Refresh rate: —
—
display

Battery and charging

Vivo iQOO 16

  • 8400 mAh
  • Wired: 100W
  • Wireless: 40W
90
battery

ZTE Blade A53

  • 4000 mAh
  • No wireless charging
25
battery

Benchmarks

Launch prices and where to check today's

Vivo iQOO 16

$840

ZTE Blade A53

Price unknown