Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro vs Neo 9 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus) that was released on May 20, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO Neo 9 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 3 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 9S Pro
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2263 and 2009 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro and Neo 9 Pro 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
95.4
(Very good)
Value Index
177.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Schott Xensation Up
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 89.7%
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) 163.53 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 75.68 mm (2.98 inches) 75.68 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) 8.34 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Red Black, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro and Vivo iQOO Neo 9 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3400 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 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
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 790 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Immortalis-G720 MC12 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro and Vivo iQOO Neo 9 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 15283 9319
Single-core score 2263 2009
Multi-core score 7578 5445
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2439634
2386903
CPU 765312 740543
GPU 765543 764361
Memory 388241 401230
UX 520538 480769
Total score 2439634 2386903
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 68% 84%
Graphics test 14 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1869 866
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 30 FPS 16 FPS
Section 1 32 FPS 19 FPS
Section 2 31 FPS 16 FPS
Section 3 26 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 7836 4286
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 57% -
Graphics test 30 FPS -
Graphics score 5141 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11620 -
Video editing 5655 -
Photo editing 28878 -
Data manipulation 11210 -
Writing score 22589 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (152nd and 169th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-07-31 (Paw)Geekbench 6 GPU15283
📘 2024-07-15 (Jaikanth)Geekbench 6 GPU14504
📘 2024-07-15 (Jaikanth)Geekbench 6 CPU2263 / 7578
Vivo iQOO Neo 9 Pro
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14
ROM OriginOS 5 FuntouchOS 14
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 5160 mAh 5160 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (40% in 9 min) Yes (50% in 11 min)
Full charging time 0:21 hr 0:21 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) 480 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 119°
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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Sensor Sony IMX920 Sony IMX920
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 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 CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 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 5.3
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, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
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 Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2024 February 2024
Release date May 2024 February 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $410 $490
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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro. It has a better performance, gaming, and software.

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