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nova 16 SE

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LAUNCH DATE3 fields

NETWORK5 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
2G Bands	—	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 MHz
3G Bands	—	WCDMA B1 / B5 / B8
4G LTE	—	FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B8/B19/B28B/B66; TD-LTE B38/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48
5G	—	n1/n3/n5/n8/n28B/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78
Technology	GSM / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

BODY6 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
Build	—	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Colors	Starry Black, Sky White, Dawn Orange, Sakura Sky	Royal Bronze, Silver Green
Dimensions	—	16.442 x 7.525 x 0.799 cm (6.473 x 2.963 x 0.315 in)
IP Rating	IP66 / IP68 / IP69 / IP69K	IP68 & IP69
SIM	—	Dual Nano-SIM (5G + 5G dual standby)
Weight	—	199 g

DISPLAY6 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
Brightness	8000 nits (peak)	2000 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (local peak)
Refresh Rate	120Hz	Up to 144Hz; 300Hz touch response rate
Resolution	1.5K	1260 x 2800 pixels (1.5K), 449 ppi
Screen-to-body	—	93.8%
Size	6.84 inches	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Type	OLED, 1440Hz PWM dimming	AMOLED, 3D curved, 144Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3

PLATFORM3 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
CPU	—	Octa-core (4x 2.6 GHz + 4x 2.0 GHz)
Chipset	Kirin 8020	MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo (4 nm)
OS	HarmonyOS 6.1	Android 16, OriginOS 6.0 (3 Android OS upgrades, 5 years security patches)

MEMORY5 fields

MAIN CAMERA3 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
Features	—	Aura Light, Multifocal Portrait (1x, 1.5x, 2x), Night mode, Panorama, Slow-motion, Time-lapse, Supermoon, Professional mode, AI Erase 2.0
MAIN CAMERA	50 MP RYYB (main) + two more lenses	50 MP, f/1.79, (wide), Sony IMX882, OIS; 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Video	—	4K@30fps, OIS + EIS

SELFIE CAMERA3 fields

SOUND2 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
3.5mm jack	—	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with symmetrical dual stereo speakers

COMMUNICATION6 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
Bluetooth	6.0	5.4
NFC	Yes	No
Positioning	GPS, BDS (satellite messaging)	GPS (L1), BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Radio	—	No
USB	USB Type-C	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 6

FEATURES1 field

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
Sensors	Infrared blaster	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, color temperature, e-compass, Hall sensor, infrared blaster

BATTERY3 fields

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION5 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
Colors	Starry Black; Sky White; Dawn Orange; Sakura Sky	Royal Bronze, Silver Green
Cooling	—	3,800 mm² vapor chamber (2.5x the previous graphite cooling area), 10,000+ W/(m·K) thermal conductivity (vivo)
Launch Price	CNY 2,499 (256GB), CNY 3,199 (512GB) — China	INR 34,999 (6GB+128GB), INR 39,999 (8GB+128GB), INR 44,999 (8GB+256GB), INR 49,999 (12GB+256GB) — India launch, 2026-09-02
Models and regions	China	—
Price in Nigeria	₦522,300 (Stored estimate)	₦511,100 (Stored estimate)

TESTS2 fields

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
Battery Endurance	—	Local video playback: 34.7 h; music playback: 85 h (vivo lab); battery health rated for 1,600 cycles (~5 years) (vivo)
Performance	—	AnTuTu V11: 1,202,592 (vivo lab, 12GB+256GB); Gadgetbridge review: AnTuTu 1,178,447, Geekbench 1,060 single / 3,321 multi

SECURITY1 field

Specification	nova 16 SE	T5
Security	Side-mounted fingerprint	In-display optical fingerprint sensor