iQOO 13 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Comparing the iQOO 13 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 13 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 4.32 GHz, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus runs at 4.04 GHz, making iQOO 13 5G the better performer.

Display: iQOO 13 5G offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus offers 6.7 inches, making iQOO 13 5G the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 16 Plus features a Super Retina XDR display compared to iQOO 13 5G's LTPO AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 16 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: iQOO 13 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus offers 48 MP, making iQOO 13 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: iQOO 13 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus offers 12 MP, making iQOO 13 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 16 Plus delivers longer battery life with None, while iQOO 13 5G delivers 13h 09m, making Apple iPhone 16 Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: iQOO 13 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 16 Plus offers 128 GB, making iQOO 13 5G the better option for storage.

User Rating: iQOO 13 5G and Apple iPhone 16 Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

iQOO 13 5G

₹56,990

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone 16 Plus

₹79,900

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

03 Dec, 2024

13 Sep, 2024

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Apple A18	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 30x Optical Zoom)	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	4674 mAh	6500 mAh
120W Flash Charging	20W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Performance beast with Snapdragon 8 Elite
Impressive display
Top-notch durability with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Capable Night mode

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Lots of pre-installed apps
No periscope lens

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,101 ratings)

4.6/5

(4,951 ratings)

4.5/5

(208 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,805,924 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
13h 09m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store

₹79,900

@ Flipkart

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Dec 03, 2024

(Official)

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

iOS v18

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

5 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

Apple A18

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Hexa Core

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.2 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

2,805,924

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

N/A

14.0 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.

5,034

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.5 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

510 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.61 %

87.84 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.87 %

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

163.37 mm

160.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.71 mm

77.8 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.13 mm

7.80 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

213 grams

199 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

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)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

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/1.57IMX921

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

50 MP
f/1.85 Telephoto Camera46 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

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

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

4674 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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.

13h 09m

N/A

16h 04m

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

0h 23m 0s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 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 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)