The smartphone competition nowadays focuses on the mid-range price segment with Xiaomi as one of the brands leading the charge. This 2019, it’s gotten fiercer as other brands joined this trend just like what VIVO did with its latest device — the VIVO iQOO Neo. Today in specs comparison, we’ll put this phone beside the Xiaomi Mi 9T that recently launched in the country, and the crowd favorite — Xiaomi Pocophone F1.
Here are their detailed specs:
| VIVO iQOO Neo | Xiaomi Mi 9T | Pocophone F1 |
|---|---|---|
| 6.38-inch FHD+ (2340 x 1080) AMOLED 19.5:9 display | 6.39-inch FHD+ (2340 x 1080) AMOLED 19.5:9 display | 6.18-inch FHD+ (2160 x 1080) IPS edge-to-edge display |
| Snapdragon 845 2.8GHz octa-core | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 2.2GHz octa-core | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 2.8GHz octa-core |
| - | - | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Adreno 630 | Adreno 618 | Adreno 630 |
| 6GB/8GB RAM | 6GB RAM | 6GB/8GB RAM |
| 64GB/128GB storage | 64GB/128GB storage | 64GB/128GB storage |
| dual SIM (nano, nano) | dual SIM (nano, nano) | dual SIM (nano, hybrid) |
| - | - | Expandable storage via microSD card slot |
| 12MP F1.79 + 8MP F2.2 + 2MP F2.4 triple rear camera | 48MP Sony IMX582 F1.75 + 13MP F2.4 (ultrawide) + 8MP F2.4 (telephoto), rear cameras | 12MP F1.9 Sony IMX363 + 5MP F2.0 dual rear cameras, LED flash |
| 12MP F2.0 front camera | 20MP F2.0 front camera (elevating) | 20MP F2.0 front camera |
| 4G LTE | 4G LTE | 4G LTE |
| WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| - | NFC | - |
| GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo |
| 3.5mm audio jack | 3.5mm audio jack | 3.5mm audio jack |
| - Fingerprint scanner (Under-display) - Face unlock | - Fingerprint scanner (In-Screen) - Face unlock | - Fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted) - Face unlock |
| - | - | Liquid Cooling System |
| USB Type-C port | USB Type-C port | USB Type-C port |
| Funtouch OS 9 (Android 9 Pie) | MIUI 10 (Android 9.0 Pie) w/ Game Turbo 2.0 | MIUI for POCO (Android 8.1 Oreo) |
| 4,500mAh battery w/ 22.5W FlashCharge | 4,000mAh battery w/ 18W fast charging | 4,000mAh battery w/ QC 3.0 |
Here are the unique advantages of each smartphone:
- Largest battery capacity
- Higher wattage of fast charging technology
- Most power efficient chipset
- Highest rear camera resolution
- NFC
- Game Turbo 2.0
- Corning Gorilla Glass
- Expandable Storage
- Liquid Cooling System
Here are the similarities of the devices from each other:
VIVO iQOO Neo and Xiaomi Mi 9T
- Largest display
- AMOLED panel
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box
Pocophone F1 and VIVO iQOO Neo
- Snapdragon 845 chipset
- 6GB or 8GB RAM variants
Xiaomi Mi 9T and Pocophone F1
- Same front camera resolution
- Same battery capacity
All devices are quite the performers in their respective key smartphone aspects. Starting with the display, the iQOO Neo and Mi 9T are excellent devices especially for people who are fond of watching videos. The AMOLED display equipped on both phones is also nice as it has a lower power consumption as compared to the IPS panel of the Pocophone F1 and it gives darker blacks and a better viewing angle. To know more about smartphone displays, click the link here.
For performance, both the iQOO Neo and the Pocophone F1 come with last year’s Qualcomm’s flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 845. For CPU and gaming, expect that both devices are the best picks in this comparison. However, the Mi 9T has a more efficient chip architecture which means that it is more power efficient than the other one.
The Mi 9T is the only smartphone in this comparison that has a pop-up selfie camera; however, I wouldn’t say that it is an advantage. Regardless, it also has the highest rear camera resolution among the devices here. It doesn’t mean that it’s automatically better, though, as there are more things to consider when judging a camera’s photo quality. We’ll know more once we get all three units and test their cameras back-to-back-to-back.
Feature-wise, the Pocophone F1 comes with expandable storage along with a Corning Gorilla Glass protection and the Liquid Cooling system. If you are an avid gamer and you don’t want your phone to heat up easily, go with this device. The Mi 9T, on the other hand, has an NFC support which is great when you want to pay digitally.
The VIVO iQOO stands out in terms of battery performance as it has the largest capacity among the three phones. It also has the highest wattage for fast charging which means that it could potentially charge faster than the other two phones. We’ll know more once we get a hold of the three devices in this comparison so stay tuned for that.
Here are the prices of each smartphone:
- VIVO iQOO Neo 6GB + 64GB – CNY 1,798 (~PHP 13,359)
- VIVO iQOO Neo 6GB + 128GB – CNY 1,998 (~PHP 14,845)
- VIVO iQOO Neo 8GB + 64GB – CNY 2,098 (~PHP 15,589)
- VIVO iQOO Neo 8GB + 128GB – CNY 2,298 (~PHP 17,075)
- Xiaomi Mi 9T 6GB + 64GB – PHP 15,990
- Xiaomi Mi 9T 6GB + 128GB – PHP 17,990
- Xiaomi Pocophone F1 6GB + 64GB – PHP 13,990
- Xiaomi Pocophone F1 6GB + 128GB – PHP 16,599
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