Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus and Nokia XR20 - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus vs Nokia XR20

81 out 100
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
VS
45 out 100
Nokia XR20
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
Nokia XR20

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Nokia XR20, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 480. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

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 248g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4630mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Nokia XR20

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB
    - 16/256 GB
    - 16/512 GB
    - 16/1024 GB    		 - 4/64 GB
    - 6/128 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus and Nokia XR20
    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
    Smartphones:
    iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    vs
    Nokia XR20

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.78 in 6.67 in
    Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
    Pixel density 453 ppi 395 ppi
    Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
    Max brightness 1400 nits 550 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
    Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 76.8 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    n/a
    Nokia XR20
    597 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a128.3 %
    PWM (Flicker)n/a1163000 Hz
    Response timen/a26 ms
    Contrastn/a1815:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Nokia XR20]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 163.53 mm (6.44 in) 171.64 mm (6.76 in)
    Width 75.68 mm (2.98 in) 81.5 mm (3.21 in)
    Thickness 8.34 mm (0.33 in) 10.64 mm (0.42 in)
    Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 248 g (8.75 oz)
    Water resistance IP64 IP68
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black    		 - Gray
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    89.7 %
    Nokia XR20
    76.8 %

    Performance

    Testing Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus and Nokia XR20 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
    Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2200 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
    - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
    - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)    		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 460 Silver)
    - 2/2 (Kryo 460 Gold)
    Process TSMC Samsung
    Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 686
    Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 619
    GPU Cores 1536 256
    GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 825 MHz
    FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    2253
    Nokia XR20
    654
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    6847
    Nokia XR20
    1767
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2253654
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68471767
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)16496n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    2101665
    Nokia XR20
    389707
    CPU469305129419
    GPU90310470540
    Memory37175094205
    UX35750695543
    NanoReview Score2101665389707
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    17108
    Nokia XR20
    981
    Max Surface Temp.n/a44.1 °C
    Stabilityn/a99 %
    Graphics Testn/a5 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a981
    Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus], [Nokia XR20]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    14030
    Nokia XR20
    7176
    Writing score189959153
    Web score113435696
    Video editing65174111
    Data manipulation116886187
    NanoReview Score140307176

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 12 GB
    - 16 GB    		 - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency n/a 1833 MHz
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    - 1024 GB    		- 64 GB
    - 128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
    OS Size n/a 13 GB
    UI Skin OriginOS 5 n/a

    Battery

    Volume 5500 mAh 4630 mAh
    Max Charging Power 120 W 18 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes No
    Fast Charging Yes (70% in 17 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:28 h 1:35 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    n/a
    Nokia XR20
    23:02
    Web Browsingn/a09:43 h
    Video Playbackn/a13:34 h
    Gamesn/a05:41 h
    Standby Moden/a108 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Optical Digital
    8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    Slow Motion 480 fps (1080p) No
    Wide-angle lens 119 ° 123 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Ultra-wide: 13 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
    SensorSony IMX921n/a
    Sensor size1/1.561/2.25
    Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix50 MP13 MP
    Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
    SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
    Sensor size1/2.761/3.0
    Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 16 MP 8 MP
    Photo resolution n/a 3264x2448 pixels
    Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
    Sensor CMOS CMOS
    Sensor size n/a 1/4.0
    Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 5.1
    Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
    USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
    USB version 2 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
    - NAVIC
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoYes
    2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41)
    LTE categoryn/a15
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Stereo
    3.5 mm Jack No Yes
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos Yes No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
    n/a
    Nokia XR20
    83.9 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Mid-range
    Announced July, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
    Release Date July, 2024 yr August, 2021 yr
    Launch Price ($) 565 600
    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 Yes 18 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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