Xiaomi Redmi K70 Pro vs Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi K70 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 29, 2023, against the Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K70 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 16% higher pixel density (526 vs 453 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 19 grams less
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 526 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 4000 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.86 mm (6.33 inches) | 163.53 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) | 75.68 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.21 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | - | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green, Yellow | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Immortalis-G720 MC12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 15283 |
| Single-core score | 2205 | 2263 |
| Multi-core score | 7192 | 7578 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 762158 | 765312 |
| GPU | 831712 | 765543 |
| Memory | 380179 | 388241 |
| UX | 512065 | 520538 |
| Total score | 2486114 | 2439634 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 88% | 68% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1531 | 1869 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 87% | - |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 35 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | 30 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7964 | 7836 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 84% | 57% |
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4359 | 5141 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15924 | 11620 |
| Video editing | 7967 | 5655 |
| Photo editing | 32755 | 28878 |
| Data manipulation | 15361 | 11210 |
| Writing score | 21205 | 22589 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (142nd and 149th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K70 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-28 (kranika) | AnTuTu 11 | 2240012 |
| π 2025-12-19 (x7e.ui) | AnTuTu 11 | 2531916 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Christos. D) | AnTuTu 11 | 2486114 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Chris) | AnTuTu 11 | 2486114 |
| π 2025-10-17 (Efe Atakan ZORLU) | AnTuTu 11 | 2434314 |
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-07-31 (Paw) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 15283 |
| π 2024-07-15 (Jaikanth) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14504 |
| π 2024-07-15 (Jaikanth) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2263 / 7578 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | OriginOS 5 |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5160 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (40% in 9 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:18 hr | 0:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:50 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:17 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:49 hr | - |
| Standby | 94 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50K Light Hunter 800 | Sony IMX920 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture | - | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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* | 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 | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2023 | May 2024 |
| Release date | December 2023 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | $410 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi K80 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 120 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 Xiaomi Redmi K70 Pro. It has a better camera and connectivity.
Cast your vote
Total votes: 35