Vivo iQOO 15 vs Motorola Edge 70
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.85-inch Vivo iQOO 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 20, 2025, against the Motorola Edge 70, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 . 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 15
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3950K versus 1368K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 71% longer battery life (39:26 vs 23:00 hours)
- Comes with 2200 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4800 mAh
- Delivers 100% higher peak brightness (2943 against 1471 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 68W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 14% higher pixel density (508 vs 446 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 61 grams less
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 | POLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 508 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2600 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 561 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.65 mm (6.44 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 6 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 159 g (5.61 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27247 | 7727 |
| Single-core score | 3584 | 1329 |
| Multi-core score | 11143 | 4219 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1112833 | 474637 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 331870 |
| Memory | 442350 | 228458 |
| UX | 900177 | 333135 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 1368100 |
| Samples | [24 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 54% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2806 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 12156 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 40 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6752 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14169 | 20377 |
| Video editing | 6652 | 7926 |
| Photo editing | 35337 | 38655 |
| Data manipulation | 14682 | 11910 |
| Writing score | 29367 | 20941 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#20th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-11 (Rtesh) | AnTuTu | 3886893 |
| 📘 2026-09-10 (Ranit) | AnTuTu | 3974227 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 (tt:shikazik) | AnTuTu | 4017492 |
| 📘 2026-07-17 (Skarvinarn) | AnTuTu | 3902163 |
| 📘 2026-07-03 (cA27) | AnTuTu | 4140036 |
Motorola Edge 70
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-29 (Black) | AnTuTu | 1361822 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 (Rupinder) | AnTuTu | 1367750 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Ankit) | AnTuTu | 1355373 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ) | AnTuTu | 1368100 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 57 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (85% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 0:41 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 18:52 hr | 08:31 hr |
| Watching video | 27:27 hr | 16:02 hr |
| Gaming | 09:04 hr | 05:53 hr |
| Standby | 147 hr | 105 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| 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: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Samsung GNJ |
| 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/2.7 | - |
| Focal length | 85 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC32E1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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* | 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 | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2025 | October 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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