Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs vivo S2 5G 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 S2 5G runs at 2.5 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to vivo S2 5G's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 17 delivers longer battery life with None, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making Apple iPhone 17 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Apple iPhone 17 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while vivo S2 5G offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 17 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while vivo S2 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: vivo S2 5G receives a higher user rating of 5, while Apple iPhone 17 has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 17

₹80,900

@ Flipkart

vivo S2 5G

₹39,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

11 Aug, 2026

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3692 mAh	7050 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Fast Charging	44W Flash Charging	45W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

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

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(23,543 ratings)

5/5

(1 rating)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	956,029 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹80,900

@ Flipkart

₹39,999

@ Amazon

₹46,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G615 MP2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

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

956,029

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

23.0 s

24.0 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

851

1,054

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

449 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

91.03 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.82 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

164.42 mm

162.48 mm

Width

71.5 mm

75.25 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

7.99 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

177 grams

197 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

SuperMoon

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

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

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

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

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3692 mAh

7050 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes

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

14h 57m

10h 40m

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

1h 11m

1h 5m

1h 15m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)