Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 198g vs 249g
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5567mAh vs 5500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 12/2048 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 453 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1400 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.53 mm (6.44 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 75.68 mm (2.98 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.34 mm (0.33 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Burgundy |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
4/2.64 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2253 | 4725 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6847 | 12575 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 16496 | n/a |
| CPU | 469305 | 882877 |
| GPU | 903104 | 1051925 |
| Memory | 371750 | 262172 |
| UX | 357506 | 738492 |
| NanoReview Score | 2101665 | 2935466 |
| Writing score | 18995 | n/a |
| Web score | 11343 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6517 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 11688 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 14030 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 27 |
| UI Skin | OriginOS 5 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (70% in 17 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:28 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 4x |
| 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 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 100 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4896x3672 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800MHz | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2024 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2024 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 565 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | No |
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Attention!
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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