Vivo iQOO 15 vs Vivo iQOO 15T
Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 15 Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Vivo iQOO 15T, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500 Monster. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 15
- Larger display: 6.85in
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 15T
- Higher pixel density: 510ppi
- Lighter design: 216g vs 220g
- Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 7000mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | 6.85 in | 6.82 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3168 pixels | 1440x3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 508 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2 % | 89.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.65 mm (6.44 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 216 g (7.62 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes, In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Monster |
| Max Frequency | 4600 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | 6/3.63 () | - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro) - 3/3.5 (C1-Premium) - 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3641 | 3507 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10982 | 10634 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 27923 | n/a |
| CPU | 1102463 | 1006840 |
| GPU | 1429688 | 1438159 |
| Memory | 516447 | 553590 |
| UX | 960802 | 816933 |
| NanoReview Score | 4009400 | 3815522 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 5300 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | OriginOS 6 | OriginOS 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 7000 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (40 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 16320x12288 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| 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 | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.5 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2.76 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | 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 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66) | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2025 yr | May, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2025 yr | May, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 590 | 560 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
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