Vivo IQOO Neo 10 vs Sony Xperia 5 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo IQOO Neo 10 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Sony Xperia 5 IV, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo IQOO Neo 10
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 199g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • 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
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo IQOO Neo 10 and Sony Xperia 5 IV
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1800 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
927 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a475 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.92 mm (6.41 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 67 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Orange
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
90.4 %
Sony Xperia 5 IV
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Vivo IQOO Neo 10 and Sony Xperia 5 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 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)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
2212
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
6767
Sony Xperia 5 IV
4039
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22121530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67674039
Geekbench Compute (GPU)17148n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
2093618
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1048135
CPU458825318324
GPU903263324266
Memory394291182542
UX337239223003
NanoReview Score20936181048135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
6718
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
12602
Writing scoren/a17371
Web scoren/a10937
Video editingn/a6740
Data manipulationn/a9331
NanoReview Scoren/a12602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory Cardn/aMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 6100 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
21:03
Web Browsingn/a08:14 h
Video Playbackn/a16:59 h
Gamesn/a05:39 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual 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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony IMX921Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/41/2.5
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
Overall camera score
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a62
Zoomn/a111

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.9
Pixel size 1 μm 1.25 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 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
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B8/B19WCDMA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
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/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo IQOO Neo 10
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 999
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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo IQOO Neo 10 the clear winner in this comparison.

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