Vivo iQOO Neo 9 vs Realme GT Neo 6
70
out of 100
VS
67
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO Neo 9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on December 27, 2023, against the Realme GT Neo 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 5 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
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Realme GT Neo 6
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 1264 x 2780 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 91.2% |
| 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 mm (6.38 inches) |
| Width | 75.68 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | - | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | - |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | Silver, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9287 | 9107 |
| Single-core score | 2032 | 1939 |
| Multi-core score | 5692 | 4887 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 591408 | 600819 |
| GPU | 432514 | 497984 |
| Memory | 297458 | 306628 |
| UX | 498305 | 460772 |
| Total score | 1819685 | 1866203 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 51% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1090 | 1016 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5260 | 4972 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3641 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17278 |
| Video editing | - | 7361 |
| Photo editing | - | 43208 |
| Data manipulation | - | 14995 |
| Writing score | - | 24219 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO Neo 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-21 (meph1lesu_) | AnTuTu 11 | 1862932 |
| π 2026-02-23 (MAKENZI) | AnTuTu 11 | 1831926 |
| π 2026-01-25 -> KhiemTech05 | AnTuTu 11 | 1816571 |
| π 2026-01-25 (KhiΓͺmTech) | AnTuTu 11 | 1856957 |
| π 2026-01-20 (Mephilesu_) | AnTuTu 11 | 1858274 |
Realme GT Neo 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-01 (Kuzx) | AnTuTu 11 | 1716084 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Joerix tech) | AnTuTu 11 | 1823024 |
| π 2026-03-05 (RGNeo6 tech) | AnTuTu 11 | 1978311 |
| π 2025-12-11 (Flendixx) | AnTuTu 11 | 1901911 |
| π 2025-11-25 (Azo) | AnTuTu 11 | 1914248 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | OriginOS 4 | Realme UI 6.0 |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 9 min) | Yes (65% in 10 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 0:29 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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 (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX920 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.49" (β 0.67 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6 (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 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2023 | May 2024 |
| Release date | December 2023 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $600 | $400 |
| Successor | - Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global) | - Realme Neo 8 |
| 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
If the camera, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO Neo 9. But if the battery life, software, and design are more of a priority β go for the Realme GT Neo 6.
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