Vivo iQOO 13 vs Apple iPhone 16
85
out of 100
VS
80
out of 100
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 Apple iPhone 16, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 2589 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 3561 mAh
- Has a 0.72 inch larger screen size
- 59% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3150K versus 1985K)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 30W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 11% higher pixel density (510 vs 460 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 43 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.11 mm narrower
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3431 and 3008 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-144 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Schott Xensation Alpha | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iQOO 13
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
iPhone 16
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.37 mm (6.43 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 76.71 mm (3.02 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.13 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 170 g (6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green | White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.8/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple A18 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1907 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24763 | 28010 |
| Single-core score | 3008 | 3431 |
| Multi-core score | 9297 | 8638 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 903944 | 621688 |
| GPU | 1153744 | 592569 |
| Memory | 415491 | 184239 |
| UX | 677376 | 587104 |
| Total score | 3150555 | 1985600 |
| Samples | [33 tests] | [16 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2509 | 1579 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11463 | 6781 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6250 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14234 | - |
| Video editing | 6801 | - |
| Photo editing | 39527 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13253 | - |
| Writing score | 20704 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#84th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO 13
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-02 (Fenix) | AnTuTu 12 | 3392682 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Asuna) | AnTuTu 11 | 3203192 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (Fenix) | AnTuTu 12 | 3343403 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Kh) | AnTuTu 11 | 3166164 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (ShiNo_Maebure) | AnTuTu 11 | 3090760 |
Apple iPhone 16
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-30 (Dddd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1905485 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (vovachips) | AnTuTu 11 | 1842572 |
| 📘 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3531 / 9122 |
| 📘 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | AnTuTu 11 | 2045650 |
| 📘 2026-06-04 (Sepehr Naraghipour) | AnTuTu 11 | 2018367 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | Funtouch 16 | - |
| OS size | - | 16 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6150 mAh | 3561 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (91% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 1:42 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 14:22 hr | 13:44 hr |
| Watching video | 17:57 hr | 18:09 hr |
| Gaming | 08:12 hr | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | 129 hr | 130 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (39th and 52nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 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: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 50 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 84 |
| Zoom | - | 116 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC32E1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| 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 | Yes |
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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2024 | September 2024 |
| Release date | November 2024 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $799 |
| Successor | - Vivo iQOO 15 | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.41 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iQOO 13:
- Only the 16/512 GB variant has UFS 4.1 storage; the rest use UFS 4.0.
Notes on iPhone 16:
- The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO 13. But if the camera, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 16.
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