Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon), Manufactured in February, 2022 with 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 9S Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 3700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 190g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro and Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
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 Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 1400 nits 780 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
976 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.53 mm (6.44 in) 146 mm (5.75 in)
Width 75.68 mm (2.98 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 8.34 mm (0.33 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
89.7 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro and Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (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 MediaTek APU 790 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
2202
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
1678
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
7215
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
4049
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22021678
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)72154049
Geekbench Compute (GPU)14611n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
2115448
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
1131135
CPU500675314291
GPU877739383126
Memory381512208684
UX355522225034
NanoReview Score21154481131135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
15598
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
7438
Stabilityn/a49 %
Graphics Testn/a44 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7438
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
14164
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
13221
Writing score2258915032
Web score1162011517
Video editing56557353
Data manipulation1121010622
NanoReview Score1416413221

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
UI Skin OriginOS 5 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 3700 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (40% in 9 min) Yes (63% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 1:03 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
17:14
Web Browsingn/a06:06 h
Video Playbackn/a10:26 h
Gamesn/a04:19 h
Standby Moden/a89 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony IMX920Samsung GN5
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX772
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.24
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.2
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 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B19/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 410 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall 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 9S Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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