Vivo iQOO Neo 11 Ultra vs Neo 11 (China)

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Vivo iQOO Neo 11 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500M) that was released on August 18, 2026, against the Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 10 months before. 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 11 Ultra
  • Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 9100 vs 7500 mAh
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3579K versus 3225K)
  • The phone is 10 months newer
  • 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3633 and 2936 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Neo 11 Ultra and Neo 11 (China) 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
115.8
(Excellent)
Value Index
155.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.8:9
PPI 514 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 500 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Rock Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) 163.37 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) 76.71 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.05 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Neo 11 Ultra and Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500M Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4210 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP11 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1408 1536
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~4832.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Neo 11 Ultra and Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 23753 25182
Single-core score 3633 2936
Multi-core score 11035 9211
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3579952
CPU 983039 1012692
GPU 1327484 1121085
Memory 460333 400893
UX 809096 691192
Total score 3579952 3225862
Samples Less than 3 [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 49%
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Graphics score - 2406
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 18845
Video editing - 7438
Photo editing - 33345
Data manipulation - 11728
Writing score - 16618
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (35th and 62nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO Neo 11 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-08 -> Knsvmc442AnTuTu3241530
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Rafi)GeekBench CPU2936 / 9211
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Abama)AnTuTu3314923
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (PuzoTras)AnTuTu3201580
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-11 -> w3infoxGeekBench GPU25182

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM OriginOS 6 OriginOS 6
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 9100 mAh 7500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:20 hr -

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700C Sony LYT-700C
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX480 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2026 October 2025
Release date August 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $505 $370
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Vivo iQOO Neo 11 Ultra. It has a better battery life and sound.

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4 (44.4%)
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