The iQOO 16 smartphone was recently launched in the Chinese market, and the global variant of this device may now be nearing its launch time frame. A Vivo smartphone carrying the model number of ‘I2607’ has made its appearance on the Geekbench database, and a tipster has identified it as the global iQOO 16. Alongside it, an upcoming India launch has also been tipped.
Read more about the update below.
iQOO 16 Alleged Global Variant – Spotted on Geekbench, India Launch Tipped
As mentioned, the Vivo smartphone which carries the model number of ‘I2607’ has been spotted on the Geekbench 7.1.0 database, and the device has scored 2,944 points in the single-core test and 10,029 points in the multi-core test. The listing also reveals Android 17 OS (PD2606DF_EX_A_17.0.6.0.W20) and approximately 11GB of usable RAM, suggesting that the tested device features a 12GB RAM configuration.
iQOO 16’s Global and India Variant on Geekbench – Source Code | Image via Abhishek Yadav
About the revealed processor details, the Qualcomm ‘SM8975’ chip identifier and Adreno 850 GPU have been pointed out on the listing, indicating the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, feating three cores clocked at 3.74GHz, three cores clocked at 4.03GHz, and two cores clocked at 5.01GHz.
Also to note, the Geekbench listing does not reveal the marketing name of this smartphone, and tipster Abhishek Yadav has identified it as the global variant of the iQOO 16. The flagship chipset is consistent with this possibility, although the model number’s association with the iQOO 16 remains unconfirmed.
Speaking more about its availability, the tipster has claimed that the iQOO 16 will launch in India soon. However, the above-mentioned model number has not been spotted on the Indian BIS database yet.
Previously, tipster Yogesh Brar had claimed that the iQOO 16 might not launch globally due to rising component costs, but later said that it is being tested in India. On the other hand, this latest Geekbench appearance and the new tip suggest that a global release could still take place. Stay tuned for more updates!
