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

Vivo iQOO 13 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

91 out 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
82 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Vivo iQOO 13
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, Manufactured in August, 2024with 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
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 5060mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
  • 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		 - 16/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1344x2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 89.5 %
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 XL
2362 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 162.8 mm (6.41 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 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 XL
1962
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
4700
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30701962
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96454700
Geekbench Compute (GPU)252316902
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 13], [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1292858
CPU635739395641
GPU1237734448762
Memory460296213528
UX457187235197
NanoReview Score27909561292858
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 13]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
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		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
UI Skin Funtouch 15 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 5060 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 37 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (12 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
21:55
Web Browsing14:22 h11:42 h
Video Playback17:57 h10:46 h
Games08:12 h05:57 h
Standby Mode129 h92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX921Samsung GN1
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.8
Focal length46 mm113 mm
SensorSony IMX816Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/2.511/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.7
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
161
Video quality
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
152
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
158
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a86
Zoomn/a155
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 42 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 28 mm 17 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.51
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/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO 13
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr August, 2024 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
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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