Vivo X100 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X100 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo X100
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4352mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo X100 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X100
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1049 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a8.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.05 mm (6.46 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X100
90 %
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X100 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X100
2201
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
2266
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X100
7468
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
5459
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22012266
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)74685459
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X100
2060914
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1326730
CPU495541327704
GPU863591434683
Memory354043248498
UX347739315845
NanoReview Score20609141326730
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X100
15923
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
9444
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.8 °C
Stability38 %82 %
Graphics Test95 fps56 fps
Graphics Score159239444
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X100
14065
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score22958n/a
Web score11755n/a
Video editing5645n/a
Data manipulation12523n/a
NanoReview Score14065n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4352 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 1:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X100
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
28:08
Web Browsingn/a11:16 h
Video Playbackn/a17:03 h
Gamesn/a06:41 h
Standby Moden/a136 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.5
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSony IMX920Sony IMX703
Sensor size1/1.491/1.66
Pixel size1.2 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
Focal length70 mm77 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX713
Sensor size1/2.01/3.4
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX772
Sensor size1/2.761/3.4
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
140
Video quality
Vivo X100
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
146
Overall camera score
Vivo X100
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a81
Zoomn/a119

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 20 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGD2 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
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
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
128
Video quality
Vivo X100
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
143

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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X100
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
80.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 569 1100
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 120 W n/a

Note

Vivo X100:

The top version with 16 GB of RAM comes with LPDDR5T memory type, while the others utilize LPDDR5X.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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