Vivo iQOO 13 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
85
out of 100
VS
66
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo iQOO 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 30, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 4 months after. 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
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3150K versus 1251K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Comes with 1150 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 5000 mAh
- Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (1793 against 1204 nits)
- 32% higher pixel density (510 vs 385 PPI)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-144 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Schott Xensation Alpha | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.1% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.37 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76.71 mm (3.02 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.13 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green | Black, Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24763 | 6865 |
| Single-core score | 3008 | 1354 |
| Multi-core score | 9297 | 3789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 903944 | 490457 |
| GPU | 1153744 | 296896 |
| Memory | 415491 | 173263 |
| UX | 677376 | 290896 |
| Total score | 3150555 | 1251512 |
| Samples | [33 tests] | [130 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2509 | 641 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 11463 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6250 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14234 | 14131 |
| Video editing | 6801 | 7744 |
| Photo editing | 39527 | 22842 |
| Data manipulation | 13253 | 11699 |
| Writing score | 20704 | 18128 |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-11 -> Baogia_VN | AnTuTu 11 | 1281445 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 12 | 1090096 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 11 | 1278747 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 12 | 1090096 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (.) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Funtouch 16 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 21.5 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6150 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (91% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 14:22 hr | 11:28 hr |
| Watching video | 17:57 hr | 19:50 hr |
| Gaming | 08:12 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 129 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (39th and 70th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX921 | Sony IMX906 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 145 |
| Zoom | - | 59 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC32E1 | Samsung S5K3LC |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2024 | March 2025 |
| Release date | November 2024 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $499 |
| Successor | - Vivo iQOO 15 | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.61 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| 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.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo iQOO 13 is definitely a better buy.
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