Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus vs Neo 10 Pro Plus
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85
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Here we compared two flagship 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 Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 11 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
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 6800 vs 5500 mAh
- 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3176K versus 2342K)
- Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
- 13% higher pixel density (510 vs 453 PPI)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2954 and 2079 points
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 | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 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 | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 90.1% |
| 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) | 163.79 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.68 mm (2.98 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14781 | 18841 |
| Single-core score | 2079 | 2954 |
| Multi-core score | 6334 | 9153 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 655646 | 932891 |
| GPU | 810714 | 1179074 |
| Memory | 330428 | 375792 |
| UX | 545645 | 688336 |
| Total score | 2342433 | 3176093 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [22 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1668 | 2466 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | 32 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8430 | 11488 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4939 | 6154 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11478 | 18560 |
| Video editing | 6515 | 7430 |
| Photo editing | 32359 | 31379 |
| Data manipulation | 11083 | 12809 |
| Writing score | 19007 | 16906 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (174th and 66th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-03 (Reann) | AnTuTu | 2303792 |
| π 2026-03-27 (Wither VN) | AnTuTu | 2375298 |
| π 2026-03-22 (ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΏΠΎ) | AnTuTu | 2276863 |
| π 2026-03-18 (Hutnakhone) | AnTuTu | 2363866 |
| π 2026-03-09 -> PYOWC3 | CPU Throttle | 94% |
Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-01 (Paphawin) | AnTuTu | 3311557 |
| π 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondraju | GeekBench GPU | 24431 |
| π 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondraju | GeekBench CPU | 2898 / 8871 |
| π 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondraju | AnTuTu | 3075335 |
| π 2026-03-09 (Binladin) | AnTuTu | 3176093 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | OriginOS 5 | OriginOS 5 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 6800 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 (70% in 17 min) | Yes (70% in 25 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:28 hr | 0:40 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 | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 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 | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Omnivision OV50E |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | CMOS | GalaxyCore GC16B3C |
| 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 | 5.4 | 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, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2024 | May 2025 |
| Release date | July 2024 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $565 | $479 |
| 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, 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 Plus is definitely a better buy.
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