The upcoming iQOO 16R received its first certification in Indonesia last month, but today it appeared in another database with a twist. Malaysia's SIRIM certification lists the model number I2606 as the iQOO 16s, not the 16R. That is the same model number that showed up as the iQOO 16R in the GSM Association's IMEI database and Indonesia's TKDN listing.
It looks like iQOO will sell this phone as the 16s at least in Malaysia, though it remains to be seen which name other markets will get. The SIRIM listing does not reveal any specs. The 16R/16s is expected to be a rebranded iQOO Z12 Turbo, just like the Z11 Turbo became the iQOO 15R outside of China.
Going by the leaks, that means a 6.59-inch screen with a refresh rate of at least 165Hz, either the Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Pro chipset, and possibly an active cooling fan. A tipster also claimed that iQOO's next performance phones are being tested with batteries of up to around 10,000 mAh. The Z11 Turbo launched in China in January, and the 15R followed in February, so if iQOO sticks to that schedule, the successors should be official in early 2027.
Source: GSMArena · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing