Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro vs Neo 9 Pro
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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
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
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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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
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 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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 | - |
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
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2024-07-31 (Paw) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 15283 |
| 📘 2024-07-15 (Jaikanth) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14504 |
| 📘 2024-07-15 (Jaikanth) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2263 / 7578 |
Vivo iQOO Neo 9 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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