Vivo V15 vs Samsung Galaxy S10e
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo V15 (with MediaTek Helio P70) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy S10e, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo V15
- Has a 0.79 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3100 mAh
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10e
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (384K versus 182K)
- Delivers 79% higher maximum brightness (704 against 394 nits)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Supports Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 9
- Stereo speakers
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.59 inches | 5.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2280 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 438 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.39% | 83.3% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 97.5% |
| PWM | - | 232 Hz |
| Response time | - | 6 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 142.2 mm (5.6 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 189.5 gramm (6.68 oz) | 150 gramm (5.29 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Red | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio P70 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max. clock | 2100 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: Mongoose |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~255 GFLOPS | ~943 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1600 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
AnTuTu Android Phone Scores (279th and 107th place)
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | Funtouch 9 | One UI 3.0 |
| OS size | - | 20.2 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3100 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes, Dual-Engine Fast Charging (40% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:35 hr |
Battery life tests
Web browsing (Wi-Fi)
Watching videos (Player)
Talk (3G)
Camera
| Matrix | 24 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (24 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 16 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 24 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Optical stabilization |
| Depth lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.65" |
| Video resolution | 720p при 30 FPS | 1440p при 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2019 | February 2019 |
| Release date | April 2019 | March 2019 |
| Launch price | ~ 300 USD | ~ 712 USD |
| SAR (head) | 0.674 W/kg | 0.582 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.458 W/kg | 1.575 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*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 Samsung Galaxy S10e is definitely a better buy.
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