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Vivo iQOO 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus

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Vivo iQOO 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus

92 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
90 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
Vivo iQOO 13
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus

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 S25 Plus, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months after. 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 1250 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 4900 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2790K versus 2072K)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 23 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 13 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus 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 S25 Plus

Display

Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1440 x 3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 510 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 91.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Peak brightness test (auto)
iQOO 13
1802 nits
Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a

Design and build

Height 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) 158.4 mm (6.24 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green Black, Silver, Gray, Blue, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO 13
89.6%
Galaxy S25 Plus +2%
91.7%

Performance

Tests of Vivo iQOO 13 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 13
3070
Galaxy S25 Plus +1%
3087
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 13
9645
Galaxy S25 Plus +1%
9762
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
iQOO 13 +35%
2790956
Galaxy S25 Plus
2072533
CPU 635739 496509
GPU 1237734 824621
Memory 460296 413050
UX 457187 338353
Total score 2790956 2072533
Samples [6 tests] Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12, 16 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256, 512, 1024 GB 256, 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM Funtouch 15 One UI 7.0
OS size - 29.1 GB

Battery

Capacity 6150 mAh 4900 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:32 hr 0:54 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:22 hr -
Watching video 17:57 hr -
Gaming 08:12 hr -
Standby 129 hr -
General battery life
iQOO 13
30:28 hr
Galaxy S25 Plus
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX921 Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size 1/1.56" 1/1.56"
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.4
Focal length 46 mm 67 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Samsung ISOCELL 3K1
Sensor size 1/2.51" 1/3.94"
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/2.76" 1/2.55"
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.1" 1/3.2"
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-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 version 5.4 5.4
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, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 January 2025
Release date November 2024 February 2025
Launch price $650 $999
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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