Vivo S50 Pro mini vs OnePlus Ace 6
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.31-inch Vivo S50 Pro mini (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on December 15, 2025, against the OnePlus Ace 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 2 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 S50 Pro mini
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 40W
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.28 mm narrower
- Weighs 22 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace 6
- Has a 0.52 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 7800 vs 6500 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3332K versus 2974K)
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 | 6.31 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1272 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 461 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-165 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Crystal Shield Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 91% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Ace 6
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
S50 Pro mini
6.31″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~17% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 150.83 mm (5.94 inches) | 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 71.76 mm (2.83 inches) | 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | White, Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3840 MHz | 4320 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 829 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1225 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 22547 |
| Single-core score | 3029 | 2928 |
| Multi-core score | 9401 | 9430 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 869186 | 974868 |
| GPU | 1016895 | 1185998 |
| Memory | 392372 | 433972 |
| UX | 695748 | 737692 |
| Total score | 2974201 | 3332530 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [20 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 83% |
| Graphics test | - | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2501 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 44 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 11482 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 24 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4170 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17311 |
| Video editing | - | 6924 |
| Photo editing | - | 26538 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13886 |
| Writing score | - | 19446 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (104th and 48th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo S50 Pro mini
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410 | Battery life | SOT 8:29 / 16:30 |
| 📘 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410 | CPU Throttle | 83% |
| 📘 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410 | AnTuTu | 2974201 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (Quỳnh) | AnTuTu | 3185790 |
| 📘 2026-04-17 -> Ruddy3410 | AnTuTu | 2902731 |
OnePlus Ace 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-25 (Dipsan) | AnTuTu | 3150253 |
| 📘 2026-08-19 (Sumiya) | AnTuTu | 3292436 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 -> pnt | AnTuTu | 3199330 |
| 📘 2026-07-01 (Twik) | GeekBench CPU | 2845 / 8818 |
| 📘 2026-06-29 (Twik) | AnTuTu | 3083201 |
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 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS updates | 5 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 7800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:58 hr | 0:44 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 110° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Sony IMX906 |
| 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 | 70 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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* | Yes | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2025 | October 2025 |
| Release date | December 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $525 | $489 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Ace 6. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the Vivo S50 Pro mini.
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