Vivo iQOO Neo 9 Pro vs IQOO Neo 10 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO Neo 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on February 22, 2024, against the Vivo IQOO Neo 10 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and came out 10 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 Neo 9 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
Reasons to consider the Vivo IQOO Neo 10 Pro
- Comes with 940 mAh larger battery capacity: 6100 vs 5160 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2727K versus 2386K)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 39% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2797 and 2009 points
- The phone is 10 months newer
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Schott Xensation Up | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 163.53 mm (6.44 inches) | 162.92 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.68 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Red | White, Black, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.62 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9319 | 21681 |
| Single-core score | 2009 | 2797 |
| Multi-core score | 5445 | 8767 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 740543 | 806945 |
| GPU | 764361 | 986487 |
| Memory | 401230 | 338612 |
| UX | 480769 | 595231 |
| Total score | 2386903 | 2727275 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 84% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 866 | 2339 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | 19 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 2 | 16 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | 14 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4286 | 10747 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6272 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14993 |
| Video editing | - | 5629 |
| Photo editing | - | 29022 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12995 |
| Writing score | - | 19895 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (169th and 132nd place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO Neo 9 Pro
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Vivo IQOO Neo 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-06 (F1anee) | CPU Throttle | 92% |
| π 2025-10-08 (fagort) | AnTuTu 11 | 2727275 |
| π 2025-02-19 (Allyera) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 21681 |
| π 2025-02-19 (Allyera) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2797 / 8767 |
| π 2025-02-18 (Allyera) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2720 / 6348 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| ROM | FuntouchOS 14 | OriginOS 5 |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 6100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 11 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 0:30 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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 | 480 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX920 | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 | 5.3 | 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | February 2024 | November 2024 |
| Release date | February 2024 | November 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $490 | $549 |
| Successor | - Vivo IQOO Neo 10 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 120 W |
*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 Neo 10 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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