Vivo iQOO Z10 vs Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Vivo iQOO Z10 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) that was released on April 11, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z10
- Comes with 2300 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (804K versus 599K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Stereo speakers
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Reverse charging feature
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1159 and 1017 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
Review
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.
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 testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.93 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | Yes | IP67 |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Black, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 1380 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 160 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | - | 3061 |
| Single-core score | 1159 | 1017 |
| Multi-core score | 3291 | 2792 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 273371 | 188061 |
| GPU | 205536 | 134686 |
| Memory | 142285 | 113361 |
| UX | 183744 | 158287 |
| Total score | 804936 | 599184 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | FuntouchOS 15 | One UI 7.0 |
| OS size | - | 21.7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 7300 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:26 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 05:45 hr |
| Watching video | - | 10:52 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:18 hr |
| Standby | - | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" | 1/2.76" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K4HA |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Hynix Hi-1339 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | April 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price | $255 | $299 |
| Configurations | - 8 / 128 GB - 8 / 256 GB - 12 / 256 GB | - 4 / 128 GB - 6 / 128 GB - 6 / 256 GB - 8 / 128 GB - 8 / 256 GB |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.41 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.96 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

