Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO 13 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

91 out 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
77 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Vivo iQOO 13
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Manufactured in September, 2024 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4. 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 257g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 4650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
  • Larger display: 8in
  • 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		 - 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Vivo iQOO 13
vs
Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 8 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 2076x2152 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 1:1
Pixel density 510 ppi 373 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 2700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 13
1797 nits
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
2083 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 155.2 mm (6.11 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 150.2 mm (5.91 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 5.1 mm (0.2 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 257 g (9.07 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1792 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
2048
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
4910
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30702048
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96454910
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25231n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
1183110
CPU635739311982
GPU1237734442023
Memory460296200125
UX457187228980
NanoReview Score27909561183110
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 13]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
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		 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 27 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 15 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 4650 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:36 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
19:45
Web Browsing14:22 h08:24 h
Video Playback17:57 h12:56 h
Games08:12 h05:05 h
Standby Mode129 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 127 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 10.8 MP
Ultra-wide: 10.5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX921n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/2.0
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/3.1
Focal length46 mm112 mm
SensorSony IMX816Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size1/2.511/3.2
Pixel size0.64 μm1.22 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP105 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/3.4
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
150
Video quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
131
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
141
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a77
Zoomn/a124
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 28 mm 23 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.94
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.3
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
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
85.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 1799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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