Vivo X200 Pro mini vs Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X200 Pro mini Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo X200 Pro mini
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 187g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo X200 Pro mini and Apple iPhone XS
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 6.31 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
1803 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)361 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.8 mm (5.94 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X200 Pro mini
90.3 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X200 Pro mini and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 3620 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.63 (Cortex-X925)
- 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 890 Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
2696
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
8536
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)26961307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)85363447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X200 Pro mini
2452559
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU550000202576
GPU1124744217548
Memory382394146853
UX395421166662
NanoReview Score2452559733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X200 Pro mini
n/a
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.8 °C
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5698

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 55 GB 11.8 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 n/a

Battery

Volume 5700 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:52 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X200 Pro mini
28:40
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing11:58 h05:44 h
Video Playback18:31 h09:44 h
Games05:59 h03:54 h
Standby Mode131 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-818Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.281/2.55
Pixel size1.22 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length70 mm52 mm
SensorSony IMX882n/a
Sensor size1/1.951/3.4
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 20 mm 32 mm
Sensor Samsung KD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44 n/a
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a16
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X200 Pro mini
85.7 dB
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 1000
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 90 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X200 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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