Vivo IQOO Neo 10 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo IQOO Neo 10 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo IQOO Neo 10
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 199g vs 227g
- Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 453 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1800 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4 % | 89.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.92 mm (6.41 in) | 165.1 mm (6.5 in) |
| Width | 75.4 mm (2.97 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Orange |
- Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2212 | 1449 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6767 | 3892 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 17148 | n/a |
| CPU | 458825 | 232358 |
| GPU | 903263 | 256356 |
| Memory | 394291 | 163007 |
| UX | 337239 | 191217 |
| NanoReview Score | 2093618 | 843008 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 31 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5221 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4800 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | n/a | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 26.4 GB |
| UI Skin | OriginOS 5 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 6100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 15 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:30 h | 1:11 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 07:58 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:59 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:14 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 111 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Up to 24FPS |
| 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 240 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 67 |
| Zoom | n/a | 106 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Samsung S5KGH1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6E (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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800MHz | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B8/B19 | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2024 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2024 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 399 | 1200 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo IQOO Neo 10 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
