Vivo iQOO 13 vs Asus ROG Phone 9
86
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80
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo iQOO 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 30, 2024, against the Asus ROG Phone 9, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 31% higher pixel density (510 vs 388 PPI)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 65W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 9
- Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-144 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 720 Hz |
| Screen protection | Schott Xensation Alpha | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.37 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 76.71 mm (3.02 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.13 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24763 | - |
| Single-core score | 3008 | 3198 |
| Multi-core score | 9297 | 10052 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 903944 | 977849 |
| GPU | 1153744 | 1126670 |
| Memory | 415491 | 392524 |
| UX | 677376 | 639174 |
| Total score | 3150555 | 3136217 |
| Samples | [33 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2509 | 2065 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11463 | 9545 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 82% |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6250 | 5625 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14234 | 31700 |
| Video editing | 6801 | 9655 |
| Photo editing | 39527 | 58755 |
| Data manipulation | 13253 | 23049 |
| Writing score | 20704 | 33118 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (79th and 81st place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO 13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Asuna) | AnTuTu 11 | 3203192 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (Fenix) | AnTuTu 12 | 3343403 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Kh) | AnTuTu 11 | 3166164 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (ShiNo_Maebure) | AnTuTu 11 | 3090760 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Edward) | AnTuTu 11 | 3239284 |
Asus ROG Phone 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-15 (g00s3q) | AnTuTu 11 | 3136217 |
| 📘 2025-09-28 (2igar2) | AnTuTu 11 | 3026124 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Funtouch 16 | ROG UI |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6150 mAh | 5800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (91% in 30 min) | Yes (76% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 0:47 hr |
| Web browsing | 14:22 hr | - |
| Watching video | 17:57 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:12 hr | - |
| Standby | 129 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#39th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (2160p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Sony Lytia LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 50 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC32E1 | Omnivision OV32C |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2024 | November 2024 |
| Release date | November 2024 | November 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $999 |
| Successor | - Vivo iQOO 15 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 65 W |
Further details
Notes on iQOO 13:
- Only the 16/512 GB variant has UFS 4.1 storage; the rest use UFS 4.0.
Notes on ROG Phone 9:
- The programmable Mini-LED matrix has 85 points, while the ROG Phone 9 Pro has 648.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO 13. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Asus ROG Phone 9.
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