Vivo V60 vs Apple iPhone 13

69 out of 100
Vivo V60
VS
65 out of 100
Apple iPhone 13

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.77-inch Vivo V60 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on August 12, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 4 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo V60
  • Comes with 3273 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 3227 mAh
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has a 0.67 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 20W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • The phone is 4 years newer
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1413K versus 1257K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 388 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 80% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2241 and 1247 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.46 mm narrower
  • Weighs 18 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V60 and Apple iPhone 13 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)

Should I update?
No 30% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Apple iPhone 13 and Vivo V60 is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: battery life and display.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in performance and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 388 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Schott Xensation Core -
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 129%
PWM - 609 Hz
Response time - 7.5 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Vivo V60
6.77″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
iPhone 13
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~21% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
837 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.53 mm (6.44 inches) 146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 76.96 mm (3.03 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 7.69 mm (0.3 inches) 7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo V60 +1%
88%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V60 and Apple iPhone 13
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 2800 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache 3 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 722 Apple GPU (4 cores)
GPU shading units 512 640
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V60 and Apple iPhone 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1247
iPhone 13 +80%
2241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3557
iPhone 13 +49%
5317
Compute Score (GPU)
6568
iPhone 13 +181%
18447
Compute Score (GPU) 6568 18447
Single-core score 1247 2241
Multi-core score 3557 5317
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1257854
iPhone 13 +12%
1413275
CPU 474474 410975
GPU 253163 370837
Memory 184094 164151
UX 346123 467312
Total score 1257854 1413275
Samples [9 tests] [26 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 667 -
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
3225
Stability - 76%
Graphics test - 12 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 12 FPS
Section 3 - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 3225
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
n/a
2445
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Graphics score - 2445
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
11318
n/a
Web score 8850 -
Video editing 6242 -
Photo editing 23969 -
Data manipulation 10504 -
Writing score 13580 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V60
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-07 (Aman Sthapak)AnTuTu1250792
📘 2026-05-14 (CrustyName)GeekBench GPU6568
📘 2026-05-14 (CrustyName)GeekBench CPU1247 / 3557
📘 2026-03-23 (Dodi)AnTuTu1231015
📘 2026-03-21 (Dodi)AnTuTu1221047
Apple iPhone 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)GeekBench GPU18864
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)GeekBench CPU2327 / 5604
📘 2026-09-03 (Yulik🇺🇦)AnTuTu1289105
📘 2026-09-03 (Yuk)AnTuTu1289105
📘 2026-08-02 (kubasik)AnTuTu1366731

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
ROM Funtouch OS 15 -
OS size - 18 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 3227 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 20 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:59 hr 1:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:29 hr
Watching video - 13:58 hr
Gaming - 05:12 hr
Standby - 114 hr
General battery life
n/a
23:23 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX603
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.9" (≈ 0.53 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.7 -
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 15 mm 14 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX372
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 76
Zoom - 65
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 128
Video - 143

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 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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C -
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
83.2 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced August 2025 September 2021
Release date August 2025 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $425 $800
Successor - Vivo V70 - Apple iPhone 17
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W -
Further details
Notes on Vivo V60:
    - Gold version weighs 200 g, blue 201 g, and the gray one is the lightest at 192 g. The heavier models use a glass back, while the gray version has a plastic one.
    - Supports Bypass Charging.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo V60. But if the performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 13.

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9 (75%)
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Total votes: 12

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peck56 September 21, 2025 at 04:10 AM
Overall = V60 (performance, battery, gaming, watching, Heat) Camera = Iphone 13 still ahead
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