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Vivo S50 Pro mini vs iQOO 15

85 out of 100
Vivo S50 Pro mini
VS
93 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 15
Vivo S50 Pro mini
Vivo iQOO 15

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 Vivo iQOO 15, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo S50 Pro mini
  • Weighs 29 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.04 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 15
  • Has a 0.54 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3950K versus 2974K)
  • 10% higher pixel density (508 vs 461 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3584 and 3029 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo S50 Pro mini and iQOO 15 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
85.5
(Very good)
Value Index
63.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
S50 Pro mini
vs
iQOO 15

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.31 inches 6.85 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 461 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 561 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iQOO 15
6.85″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
S50 Pro mini
6.31″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
S50 Pro mini
n/a
iQOO 15
2943 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 150.83 mm (5.94 inches) 163.65 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 71.76 mm (2.83 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Purple White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
S50 Pro mini
90.3%
iQOO 15
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo S50 Pro mini and Vivo iQOO 15
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 3840 MHz 4610 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 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo S50 Pro mini and Vivo iQOO 15
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
S50 Pro mini
3029
iQOO 15 +18%
3584
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
S50 Pro mini
9401
iQOO 15 +19%
11143
Compute Score (GPU)
S50 Pro mini
n/a
iQOO 15
27247
Compute Score (GPU) - 27247
Single-core score 3029 3584
Multi-core score 9401 11143
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
S50 Pro mini
2974201
iQOO 15 +33%
3950082
CPU 869186 1112833
GPU 1016895 1494722
Memory 392372 442350
UX 695748 900177
Total score 2974201 3950082
Samples [4 tests] [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 54%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 2806
3DMark Solar Bay
S50 Pro mini
n/a
iQOO 15
12156
Graphics test - 46 FPS
Section 1 - 52 FPS
Section 2 - 46 FPS
Section 3 - 40 FPS
Graphics score - 12156
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test - 40 FPS
Graphics score - 6752
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
S50 Pro mini
n/a
iQOO 15
16959
Web score - 14169
Video editing - 6652
Photo editing - 35337
Data manipulation - 14682
Writing score - 29367
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (104th and 20th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo S50 Pro mini
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410Battery lifeSOT 8:29 / 16:30
📘 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410CPU Throttle83%
📘 2026-08-10 -> Ruddy3410AnTuTu2974201
📘 2026-07-18 (Quỳnh)AnTuTu3185790
📘 2026-04-17 -> Ruddy3410AnTuTu2902731
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Vivo iQOO 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-11 (Rtesh)AnTuTu3886893
📘 2026-09-10 (Ranit)AnTuTu3974227
📘 2026-08-07 (tt:shikazik)AnTuTu4017492
📘 2026-07-17 (Skarvinarn)AnTuTu3902163
📘 2026-07-03 (cA27)AnTuTu4140036
Add View all (35)

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 OriginOS 6
OS size - 57 GB
OS updates 5 years 5 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (40 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:58 hr 0:52 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 18:52 hr
Watching video - 27:27 hr
Gaming - 09:04 hr
Standby - 147 hr
General battery life
S50 Pro mini
n/a
iQOO 15
39:26 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No 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 110° 107°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX921 Sony IMX921
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
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.7 f/2.7
Focal length 70 mm 85 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness
S50 Pro mini
n/a
iQOO 15
84.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced December 2025 October 2025
Release date December 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $525 $699
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, 100 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 15 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
16 (61.5%)
10 (38.5%)
Total votes: 26

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