Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO 13 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO 13 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

91 out 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
94 out 100
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Vivo iQOO 13
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2024with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 13
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 4685mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • 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		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 13 and Apple iPhone 16 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Vivo iQOO 13
vs
iPhone 16 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 92.3 %
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 16 Pro Max
1813 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
92.3 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A18 Pro
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2289 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
3564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
8880
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30703564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96458880
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2523133019
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 13], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
1813449
CPU635739465726
GPU1237734721738
Memory460296250875
UX457187375110
NanoReview Score27909561813449
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 13], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Apple iPhone 16 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		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 4685 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
35:01
Web Browsing14:22 h14:34 h
Video Playback17:57 h22:01 h
Games08:12 h07:12 h
Standby Mode129 h163 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x 142
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 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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: 48 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 mm120 mm
SensorSony IMX816Sony IMX913
Sensor size1/2.511/3.06
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX972
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Video quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
159
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a93
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max]

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 Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
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
- NAVIC
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/B48/B53/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
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 16 Pro Max
92.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
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

Note

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:

The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.

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

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