Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus vs Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
74
out of 100
VS
67
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on July 11, 2024, against the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 6 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 9S Pro Plus
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2342K versus 1107K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 6 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1272 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 96.6% |
| PWM | - | 290 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.53 mm (6.44 inches) | 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.68 mm (2.98 inches) | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.75/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 2500 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14781 | 4344 |
| Single-core score | 2079 | 1107 |
| Multi-core score | 6334 | 2986 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 655646 | 424937 |
| GPU | 810714 | 182283 |
| Memory | 330428 | 222574 |
| UX | 545645 | 277837 |
| Total score | 2342433 | 1107631 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1668 | 370 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 8430 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4939 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11478 | 15362 |
| Video editing | 6515 | 6616 |
| Photo editing | 32359 | 31378 |
| Data manipulation | 11083 | 10387 |
| Writing score | 19007 | 17724 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#174th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Reann) | AnTuTu | 2303792 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (Wither VN) | AnTuTu | 2375298 |
| 📘 2026-03-22 (Каррпо) | AnTuTu | 2276863 |
| 📘 2026-03-18 (Hutnakhone) | AnTuTu | 2363866 |
| 📘 2026-03-09 -> PYOWC3 | CPU Throttle | 94% |
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (SHEEDE) | AnTuTu | 1053161 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Александр) | AnTuTu | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (Александр) | AnTuTu | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-01-30 -> Egorik | AnTuTu | 1121694 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (БАБРИК)) | AnTuTu | 1117236 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OriginOS 5 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS size | - | 17 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 17 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:28 hr | 0:55 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:38 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:42 hr |
| Standby | - | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#141st place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Sony IMX896 |
| 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 | - | 73 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | GalaxyCore GC32E2 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 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 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 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, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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* | 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 | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2024 | January 2025 |
| Release date | July 2024 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $565 | $325 |
| Successor | - Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus | - |
| 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, 80 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 9S Pro Plus is definitely a better buy.
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