Vivo iQOO 13 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 4323mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 13 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
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 AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 13
1797 nits
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1756 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 160.7 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 7.85 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
2518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
6362
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30702518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96456362
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25231n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1464502
CPU635739310783
GPU1237734514249
Memory460296234912
UX457187404558
NanoReview Score27909561464502
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
9848
Max Surface Temp.n/a46 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a58 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9848
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score27664n/a
Web score14436n/a
Video editing6785n/a
Data manipulation13966n/a
NanoReview Score17969n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
UI Skin Funtouch 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 4323 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 23 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
30:06
Web Browsing14:22 h11:49 h
Video Playback17:57 h18:59 h
Games08:12 h06:50 h
Standby Mode129 h144 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX921Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.561/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.8
Focal length46 mm77 mm
SensorSony IMX816Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/2.511/3.5
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
143
Video quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
149
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a91
Zoomn/a139

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length 28 mm 23 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
139
Video quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
154

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
89 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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