Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on May 20, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A19 Pro 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus
  • Comes with 1712 mAh larger battery capacity: 6800 vs 5088 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 40W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3176K versus 2590K)
  • 11% higher pixel density (510 vs 460 PPI)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Weighs 21 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 25W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3940 and 2954 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
63.5
(Average)
Value Index
39.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1320 x 2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
PPI 510 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Ceramic Shield 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.79 mm (6.45 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.75 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Silver, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Repairability - Good (3.04/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) · 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A19 Pro
Max clock 4320 MHz 4260 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz:
- 2 cores at 4.26 GHz:
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 6 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2488.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 18841 46450
Single-core score 2954 3940
Multi-core score 9153 10434
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 932891 788283
GPU 1179074 922741
Memory 375792 226010
UX 688336 653533
Total score 3176093 2590567
Samples [22 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 65% 76%
Graphics test 18 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2466 2487
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 44 FPS 42 FPS
Section 1 49 FPS 47 FPS
Section 2 44 FPS 42 FPS
Section 3 38 FPS 36 FPS
Graphics score 11488 10999
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 36 FPS -
Graphics score 6154 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
Web score 18560 -
Video editing 7430 -
Photo editing 31379 -
Data manipulation 12809 -
Writing score 16906 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-16 (ZION)AnTuTu 123355635
📘 2026-09-10 (ZION)AnTuTu 123355635
📘 2026-05-01 (Paphawin)AnTuTu 113311557
📘 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondrajuGeekbench 6 GPU24431
📘 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondrajuGeekbench 6 CPU2898 / 8871
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq)AnTuTu 112602137
📘 2026-07-31 (xon1005)Geekbench 6 CPU4028 / 10579
📘 2026-06-15 (Domi)AnTuTu 112427596
📘 2026-06-09 (Cristiano)AnTuTu 112258714
📘 2026-05-29 (Joker)AnTuTu 112433128

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
ROM OriginOS 5 -
OS size - 20 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6800 mAh 5088 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 40 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (70% in 25 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:40 hr 1:12 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 12:36 hr
Watching video - 22:25 hr
Gaming - 08:17 hr
Standby - 154 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8064 x 6048
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.78
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50E Sony IMX903
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 48 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 100 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX973
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX972
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 18 megapixels
Image resolution - 4896 x 3672
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC16B3C Sony IMX914
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes

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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano eSIM
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 May 2025 September 2025
Release date May 2025 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $479 $1199
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Not included
Further details
Notes on iPhone 17 Pro Max:
    - Battery is 5,088 mAh on the eSIM-only model (vs 4,832 mAh on the Nano SIM + eSIM version).
    - The Chinese model alone includes dual Nano SIM slots and 15 W wireless charging.
*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 Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

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saveforuslater September 20, 2025 at 03:12 PM
iqoo neo 10 pro plus 12/256 in my region is only $386.24, yet it is more than capable than the overpriced apple junk they call the 17 pro max which is $1463.05 (4x times more expensive!). that just shows how android is much better than anything apple can throw at.
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