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vivo iQOO 13
Vivo vivo iQOO 13
2.8
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vivo S9
Vivo vivo S9
2.6
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Our Verdict

Analysis

Vivo iQOO 13 has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
vivo iQOO 13
Display Winner
vivo iQOO 13
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature vivo iQOO 13 vivo S9
Display size (in) 6.82 6.44
Charging (W) 120 33
Main camera (MP) 50.00 64.00
Selfie (MP) 32.00 44.00
Weight (g) 207 173
Thickness (mm) 8.00 7.40
Chipset Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 1100 (6 nm)
OS Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China) Android 11, OriginOS 1.0

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Vivo
vivo iQOO 13
Vivo
vivo S9
Battery 2 specs
Type
Market-dependent versions:· Si/C Li-Ion 6150 mAh (Global)· 6000 mAh (India only)
4000 mAh
Charging
120W wired, PPS, 100% in 30 min
33W wired, 66% in 30 min
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
163.4 x 76.7 x 8 mm (6.43 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
158.4 x 73.9 x 7.4 mm (6.24 x 2.91 x 0.29 in)
Weight
207 g or 213 g (7.30 oz)
173 g (6.10 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back or glass-fiber reinforced plastic back
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) RGB LED light on the back
Connectivity 7 specs
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes, 360˚
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
USB Type-C, OTG
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display 4 specs
Type
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1800 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+
Size
6.82 inches, 113.0 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.44 inches, 100.1 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3168 pixels (~510 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
Protection
Schott Xensation Alpha
Features 1 spec
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2024, October 30
2021, March 03
Status
Available. Released 2024, November 08
Available. Released 2021, March 12
Main Camera 3 specs
Triple
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/1.9, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.93", 0.6µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens
Features
Color spectrum sensor, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Memory 3 specs
Card slot
No
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
 
UFS 4.0 or UFS 4.1
UFS 3.1
Misc 3 specs
Colors
Alpha (Black), Nardo Gray (Silver), White (BMW M branding), Ace Green
Black, White, Gradient Blue
Models
V2408A, I2401
V2072A
Price
About 590 EUR
About 390 EUR
Network 7 specs
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - International
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
 
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China
CDMA2000 1x
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Our Tests 4 specs
Performance
AnTuTu: 2791585 (v10) GeekBench: 9522 (v6) 3DMark: 6368 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1804 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-23.8 LUFS (Very good)
Battery
Active use score 18:03h
Platform 4 specs
OS
Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China)
Android 11, OriginOS 1.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 1100 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 830
Mali-G77 MC9
Selfie Camera 4 specs
Single
32 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (wide), 1/3.15", 0.7µm
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Dual
44 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF 8 MP, f/2.3, 105˚ (ultrawide)
Sound 3 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
No
 
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

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