Apple iPhone XS Max vs Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone XS Max Manufactured in September, 2018, with display 6.5 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic, vs Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China), Manufactured in November, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
  • Higher pixel density: 456ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 208g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 3174mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone XS Max and Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1242x2688 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.4:9 20:9
Pixel density 456 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-144 Hz)
Max brightness 625 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 120 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.4 % 90.4 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone XS Max
657 nits
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
sRGB gamut98.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time11.2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.5 mm (6.2 in) 162.92 mm (6.41 in)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP68 n/a
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone XS Max
85.4 %
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone XS Max and Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2490 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A12 GPU Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
FLOPS 576 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone XS Max
1310
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
2257
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone XS Max
3458
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
6925
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13102257
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34586925
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a16117
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone XS Max
700191
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
2164911
CPU198067514385
GPU185355859325
Memory152138447068
UX164631344133
NanoReview Score7001912164911
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone XS Max
5703
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.2 °Cn/a
Stability66 %n/a
Graphics Test34 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5703n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 15
OS Size 16 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a OriginOS 5

Battery

Volume 3174 mAh 6100 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (10 W) No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 03:29 h 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone XS Max
17:28
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
Web Browsing06:43 hn/a
Video Playback10:28 hn/a
Games04:11 hn/a
Standby Mode87 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mmn/a
SensorApple iSight XSony IMX921
Sensor size1/2.51/1.56
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length52 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone XS Max
110
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone XS Max
96
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone XS Max
105
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2316 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 32 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone XS Max
97
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone XS Max
119
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 5.4
Bluetooth features SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B34/B38/B39/B40)
LTE category16n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone XS Max
77.2 dB
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2018 yr November, 2024 yr
Release Date September, 2018 yr November, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 399
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 120 W

Note

Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China):

Chinese model features an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner","global version uses an optical one.","Chinese version has sealed speakers","global model uses standard stereo speakers.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China) the clear winner in this comparison.

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