Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs Vivo S30 Pro mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 9 FE Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
- Higher pixel density: 461ppi
- Lighter design: 186g vs 225g
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5500mAh
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | 16/256 GB | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.54:9 |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2500 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 720 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.2 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 in) | 150.83 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) | 71.76 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | - White - Black - Pink - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A720) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2233 | 2265 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7088 | 7183 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 15386 |
| CPU | 512568 | 465827 |
| GPU | 904693 | 784189 |
| Memory | 421740 | 346049 |
| UX | 417112 | 364035 |
| NanoReview Score | 2256113 | 1960100 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| UI Skin | ROG UI | OriginOS 5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (81% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:39 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 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 | 120 fps (2160p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 106 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony Lytia LYT-700C | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.95 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 7 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | 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 | Yes DP 1.4 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | June, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 890 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 490 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 65 W | Yes 90 W |
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