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Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra vs Google Pixel 10

93 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
VS
77 out of 100
Google Pixel 10
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
Google Pixel 10

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on February 4, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4602K versus 1549K)
  • Comes with 2430 mAh larger battery capacity: 7400 vs 4970 mAh
  • Has a 0.55 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 20% higher pixel density (508 vs 422 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (2040 against 1541 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Weighs 23 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra and Google Pixel 10 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
16 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
62.9
(Average)
Value Index
65.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO 15 Ultra
vs
Pixel 10

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.85 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 508 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 8000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 475 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
iQOO 15 Ultra
6.85″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Pixel 10
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
iQOO 15 Ultra
1541 nits
Pixel 10 +32%
2040 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.65 mm (6.44 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Active fan -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver Gray, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO 15 Ultra +4%
90.7%
Pixel 10
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra and Google Pixel 10
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Google Tensor G5
Max clock 4610 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra and Google Pixel 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 15 Ultra +56%
3615
Pixel 10
2311
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 15 Ultra +81%
11366
Pixel 10
6277
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO 15 Ultra +124%
27924
Pixel 10
12448
Compute Score (GPU) 27924 12448
Single-core score 3615 2311
Multi-core score 11366 6277
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO 15 Ultra +197%
4602290
Pixel 10
1549798
CPU 1102292 734567
GPU 1604604 183228
Memory 789150 222379
UX 1106244 409624
Total score 4602290 1549798
Samples [3 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iQOO 15 Ultra +205%
3081
Pixel 10
1010
Stability 68% 97%
Graphics test 23 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 3081 1010
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 54 FPS -
Section 1 60 FPS -
Section 2 55 FPS -
Section 3 46 FPS -
Graphics score 14183 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
iQOO 15 Ultra +6%
16452
Pixel 10
15511
Web score 18545 15214
Video editing 6849 7103
Photo editing 34832 26830
Data manipulation 14303 15057
Writing score 28711 19911
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-30 (NPT)Geekbench 6 CPU3568 / 11293
📘 2026-04-04 (Khamidovv)AnTuTu 114602290
📘 2026-04-04 (Khamidovv)AnTuTu 114651882
📘 2026-02-08 (z strikes again)AnTuTu 114314224
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Google Pixel 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangAnTuTu 111719659
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangCPU Throttle74%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekbench 6 GPU4116
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangCPU Throttle72%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekbench 6 CPU2311 / 6277
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM OriginOS 6 Stock Android
OS size 96 GB -
OS updates 5 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7400 mAh 4970 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (40 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:06 hr 1:38 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:27 hr
Watching video - 16:52 hr
Gaming - 04:57 hr
Standby - 77 hr
General battery life
iQOO 15 Ultra
n/a
Pixel 10
22:10 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 107° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX921 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.7 f/3.1
Focal length 85 mm 112 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.31 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.32 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 6.0 6.0
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
iQOO 15 Ultra
91.18 dB
Pixel 10
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2026 August 2025
Release date February 2026 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $849 $799
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10:
    - The 128GB version uses UFS 3.1, while the 256GB version uses UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

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