Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro vs Apple iPhone 7

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Apple iPhone 7, Manufactured in September, 2016 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 1960mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7
  • Lighter design: 138g vs 190g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 2/32 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro and Apple iPhone 7
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 IPS LCD
Size 6.78 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1400 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 65.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
652 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Response timen/a35.5 ms
Contrastn/a1635:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.53 mm (6.44 in) 138.3 mm (5.44 in)
Width 75.68 mm (2.98 in) 67.1 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 8.34 mm (0.33 in) 7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
89.7 %
Apple iPhone 7
65.6 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro and Apple iPhone 7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus Apple A10 Fusion
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 2340 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 4 (2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
- 2/1.05 (Zephyr)
- 2/2.34 (Hurricane)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 16 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 No
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 PowerVR GT7600
GPU Cores 1536 192
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
2202
Apple iPhone 7
721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
7215
Apple iPhone 7
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2202721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)72151923
Geekbench Compute (GPU)14611n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
2115448
Apple iPhone 7
358237
CPU500675112051
GPU87773987431
Memory38151253808
UX355522104947
NanoReview Score2115448358237
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
15598
Apple iPhone 7
2579
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.5 °C
Stabilityn/a62 %
Graphics Testn/a15 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2579
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
14164
Apple iPhone 7
n/a
Writing score22589n/a
Web score11620n/a
Video editing5655n/a
Data manipulation11210n/a
NanoReview Score14164n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 32 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1)
OS Size n/a 12.5 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 n/a

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 1960 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 5 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (40% in 9 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 2:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
15:51
Web Browsingn/a05:50 h
Video Playbackn/a09:49 h
Gamesn/a03:22 h
Standby Moden/a80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorSony IMX920Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.311/3
Pixel size1.2 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
85
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
85
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
85

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B19/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
83 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr September, 2016 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr September, 2016 yr
Launch Price ($) 410 649
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 n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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