Vivo iQOO Z9 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S10e

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S10e, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 452ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 3100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10e
  • Lighter design: 150g vs 194.6g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Samsung Galaxy S10e
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 Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19:9
Pixel density 452 ppi 438 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1200 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 84.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10e
706 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a232 Hz
Response timen/a6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 194.6 g (6.86 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
89.3 %
Samsung Galaxy S10e
84.5 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Samsung Galaxy S10e In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 650 Yes
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 256 432
GPU Frequency 1130 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 578.6 GFLOPS 607 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
1191
Samsung Galaxy S10e
896
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
3209
Samsung Galaxy S10e
2201
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1191896
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32092201
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4184n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
712380
Samsung Galaxy S10e
605924
CPU239086162864
GPU175677197663
Memory118258113012
UX179359132382
NanoReview Score712380605924
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10e
3177
Max Surface Temp.n/a49.5 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3177
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10e
8502
Writing scoren/a9984
Web scoren/a6687
Video editingn/a5799
Data manipulationn/a6746
NanoReview Scoren/a8502

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 20.2 GB
UI Skin Funtouch OS 14 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 3100 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10e
15:11
Web Browsingn/a05:32 h
Video Playbackn/a10:36 h
Gamesn/a03:51 h
Standby Moden/a70 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX882Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/21/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3P9
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4320x2432 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.65
Pixel size 1 μm 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B28B)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10e
83 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 750
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 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO Z9 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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