Vivo X100 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X100 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A17 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo X100 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 517ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 3274mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 229g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo X100 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 517 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 88.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X100 Ultra
1783 nits
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1801 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a242 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 146.6 mm (5.77 in)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 9.2 mm (0.36 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X100 Ultra
89.5 %
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
88.2 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X100 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A17 Pro
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2.11 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.78 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A17 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X100 Ultra
2292
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
2920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X100 Ultra
7005
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
7447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22922920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70057447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X100 Ultra
1985404
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1532369
CPU454762345236
GPU786308562280
Memory395610275580
UX348724349273
NanoReview Score19854041532369
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X100 Ultra
16644
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
10006
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X100 Ultra
14201
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
n/a
Writing score18970n/a
Web score10974n/a
Video editing6450n/a
Data manipulation12481n/a
NanoReview Score14201n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
UI Skin OriginOS 5 n/a

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 3274 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:33 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X100 Ultra
22:58
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
24:47
Web Browsing10:19 h09:28 h
Video Playback14:26 h17:33 h
Games05:35 h05:41 h
Standby Mode99 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.7x 139
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) n/a
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/0.981/1.28
Pixel size1.6 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/2.8
Focal length85 mm77 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/1.41/3.5
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.01/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
153
Video quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
158
Overall camera score
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
154
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a85

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
145
Video quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
79.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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