Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo V70 Elite

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo V70 Elite across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while vivo V70 Elite runs at 3.0 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: vivo V70 Elite offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making vivo V70 Elite the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to vivo V70 Elite's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo V70 Elite offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making vivo V70 Elite better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo V70 Elite offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making vivo V70 Elite better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo V70 Elite offers a higher battery capacity with 6500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making vivo V70 Elite better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and vivo V70 Elite offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: vivo V70 Elite receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 and vivo V70 Elite both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 17

₹80,490

@ Croma

vivo V70 Elite

₹45,999

@ Vivo

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Summary

Spec Score

93%

88%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

19 Feb, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3692 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Premium flat-edge design
Dependable performance
Strong primary & telephoto cameras
Excellent battery life

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Average ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.6/5

(16,044 ratings)

4.6/5

(937 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	1,815,619 AnTuTu Score
N/A	18h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹80,490 @ Croma	₹45,999 @ Vivo
Not Available in any other store	₹58,999 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Feb 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 735

RAM

8 GB	8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,250,422

1,815,619

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,884

2,071

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

13.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

398 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

89.55 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.7 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

157.52 mm

Width

71.5 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

7.40 mm

Weight

177 grams

194 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 120 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

N/A	50 MP f/2.65 Telephoto Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

18h 19m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 11m 0s

0h 43m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

N/A