Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus and Huawei Mate 50 Pro
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 6.74 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1212x2616 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 1400 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.53 mm (6.44 in) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.68 mm (2.98 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.34 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
89.7 %
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus and Huawei Mate 50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3190 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
2253
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
6847
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22531740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68474379
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16496n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
2101665
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
CPU469305347330
GPU903104479118
Memory371750189225
UX357506221513
NanoReview Score21016651237186
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
17108
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.9 °C
Stabilityn/a39 %
Graphics Testn/a61 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10268
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
14030
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Writing score18995n/a
Web score11343n/a
Video editing6517n/a
Data manipulation11688n/a
NanoReview Score14030n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 EMUI 13

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 17 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Web Browsingn/a06:35 h
Video Playbackn/a13:12 h
Gamesn/a05:03 h
Standby Moden/a84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
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 480 fps (1080p) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony IMX921Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX688
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a148

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 565 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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