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Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo vs Realme Neo 8

86 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
VS
87 out of 100
Realme Neo 8
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Realme Neo 8

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on January 15, 2026, against the Realme Neo 8, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Realme Neo 8
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo and Realme Neo 8 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
12 / 256 GB
102.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
118.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO Z11 Turbo
vs
Neo 8

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2750 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 466 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 3800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5500 nits 6500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 90.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 157.61 mm (6.21 inches) 162 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 inches) 77.07 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Pink White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO Z11 Turbo
90.8%
Neo 8
90.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo and Realme Neo 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 3800 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo and Realme Neo 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO Z11 Turbo
2732
Neo 8 +2%
2792
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO Z11 Turbo
9106
Neo 8 +3%
9400
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO Z11 Turbo +20%
21211
Neo 8
17644
Compute Score (GPU) 21211 17644
Single-core score 2732 2792
Multi-core score 9106 9400
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO Z11 Turbo
3068959
Neo 8 +5%
3222272
CPU 926038 985008
GPU 1050943 1049223
Memory 404976 419700
UX 687002 768341
Total score 3068959 3222272
Samples [16 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 14 FPS -
Graphics score 1823 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 35 FPS -
Section 1 40 FPS -
Section 2 35 FPS -
Section 3 29 FPS -
Graphics score 9094 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
iQOO Z11 Turbo
18388
Neo 8
n/a
Web score 18849 -
Video editing 7194 -
Photo editing 40238 -
Data manipulation 15237 -
Writing score 25119 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (87th and 63rd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> Vivo IqooAnTuTu3154986
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Π‘ΡƒΠ±Π°)AnTuTu3135649
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 -> paco_ratertaAnTuTu3075422
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Dior)AnTuTu2867447
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 -> paco_ratertaGeekBench CPU2732 / 9106
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Realme Neo 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-10 (Rilmi tech)AnTuTu2982240
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (alexandre)Battery lifeSOT 16:00 / 19:34
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 -> quicklywebAnTuTu3307681
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (VUBADAO)AnTuTu3192468
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Weza)AnTuTu3222272
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM OriginOS 6 Realme UI 7.0
OS updates 5 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 27 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full charging time 0:56 hr 1:01 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No 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 (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 Sony IMX896
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 80 mm
Sensor - Samsung JN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 6.0
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
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 No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 January 2026
Release date January 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $469 $469
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 80 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 Realme Neo 8. It has a better battery life and connectivity.

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glazer February 16, 2026 at 05:14 AM
why realme neo 8? instead of iqoo z11 turbo
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Talha July 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Just because a telephone Camera and better speakers
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