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Vivo iQOO 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

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Vivo iQOO 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

93 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
91 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Vivo iQOO 13
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo iQOO 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 30, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
  • Comes with 1150 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 5000 mAh
  • 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2790K versus 1952K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (30:28 vs 26:30 hours)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (1818 against 1456 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 13 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO 13
vs
Galaxy S24 Ultra

Display

TypeAMOLEDDynamic AMOLED
Size6.82 inches6.8 inches
Resolution1440 x 3168 pixels1440 x 3088 pixels
Aspect ratio20:919.5:9
PPI510 ppi501 ppi
Refresh rate144 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness1400 nits2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR3000 nits -
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate360 Hz240 Hz
Screen protectionTempered glassGorilla Glass Armor
Screen-to-body ratio89.6%88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.5%
PWM - 480 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
iQOO 13+25%
1818 nits
Galaxy S24 Ultra
1456 nits

Design and build

Height163.5 mm (6.44 inches)162.3 mm (6.39 inches)
Width76.7 mm (3.02 inches)79 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness8.13 mm (0.32 inches)8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight213 g (7.51 oz)232 g (8.18 oz)
WaterproofIP69IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Silver, GreenBlack, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Vivo iQOO 13 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)
Max clock4320 MHz3390 MHz
CPU cores8 (2 + 6)8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 12 MB
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process3 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonHexagon
GraphicsAdreno 830Adreno 750
GPU shading units15361536
GPU clock1100 MHz1000 MHz
FLOPS~3379.2 GFLOPS~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
iQOO 13+43%
2790956
Galaxy S24 Ultra
1952680
CPU635739474941
GPU1237734764723
Memory460296400984
UX457187312032
Total score27909561952680
Samples[4 tests][29 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature - 46.8 °C
Stability - 53%
Graphics test - 95 FPS
Graphics score - 16026
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 18245
Video editing - 8000
Photo editing - 36519
Data manipulation - 15998
Writing score - 22603

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock5333 MHz4200 MHz
Channels24
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 Android 14
ROMFuntouch 15One UI 6.1
OS size - 28 GB

Battery

Capacity6150 mAh5000 mAh
Max charge power120 W45 W
Battery typeSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)Li-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingNo Yes (15 W)
Reverse chargingNoYes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (91% in 30 min)Yes (69% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:32 hr1:05 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing14:22 hr10:18 hr
Watching video17:57 hr18:00 hr
Gaming08:12 hr05:51 hr
Standby129 hr122 hr
General battery life
iQOO 13+15%
30:28 hr
Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels200 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 614416320 x 12240
ZoomOptical, 2xOptical, 5x
FlashDual LEDLED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 30FPS
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 120FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 240FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens119°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 12 MP
4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX921Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.3"
Pixel size1 micron0.6 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/3.4
Focal length46 mm111 mm
SensorSony IMX816Sony IMX854
Sensor size1/2.51"1/2.52"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.7 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.55"
Pixel size0.64 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 82
Zoom - 145
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4000 x 3000
Aperturef/2.5f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
SensorGalaxyCore GC32E1Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size1/3.1"1/3.2"
Pixel size0.7 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 version5.45.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYesYes, DP 1.2
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*21
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*NoYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedOctober 2024January 2024
Release dateNovember 2024January 2024
Launch price$650$1299
SAR (head) - 1.06 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.3 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 120 WNot included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
    - There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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