Vivo iQOO 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
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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 Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months after. 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
- Comes with 1150 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 5000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1818 against 1429 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 25W
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 498 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-144 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Schott Xensation Alpha | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 92.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 97.7% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.37 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.71 mm (3.02 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.13 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.23/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4470 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 | 26581 |
| Single-core score | 3008 | 3202 |
| Multi-core score | 9297 | 10347 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 903944 | 987646 |
| GPU | 1153744 | 1190760 |
| Memory | 415491 | 362214 |
| UX | 677376 | 587932 |
| Total score | 3150555 | 3128552 |
| Samples | [33 tests] | [66 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 61% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2509 | 2272 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | 50 FPS |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11463 | 10441 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 56% |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6250 | 5827 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14234 | 21582 |
| Video editing | 6801 | 8625 |
| Photo editing | 39527 | 34425 |
| Data manipulation | 13253 | 17556 |
| Writing score | 20704 | 26844 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (79th and 82nd 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 |
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Trexsotiy) | Battery life | SOT 12:30 / 03:16 |
| 📘 2026-09-02 -> Mohamed_136 | Battery life | SOT 8:02 / 17:11 |
| 📘 2026-08-29 (PaWK) | AnTuTu 11 | 3034536 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Apple Slayer) | AnTuTu 11 | 3254557 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Minh Tùng) | AnTuTu 11 | 2954951 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | - | 30.4 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6150 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (91% in 30 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 14:22 hr | 11:10 hr |
| Watching video | 17:57 hr | 19:32 hr |
| Gaming | 08:12 hr | 06:22 hr |
| Standby | 129 hr | 132 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (39th and 69th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | 111 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 165 |
| Preview | - | 81 |
| Zoom | - | 137 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC32E1 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2024 | January 2025 |
| Release date | November 2024 | February 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $1299 |
| Successor | - Vivo iQOO 15 | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.25 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.42 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
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 Galaxy S25 Ultra:
- Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.
- Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Vivo iQOO 13.
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