iQOO Pro 5G vs vivo Nex 3 5G

Comparing the iQOO Pro 5G vs vivo Nex 3 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both iQOO Pro 5G and vivo Nex 3 5G run at the same processing speed of 2.96 GHz.

Display: vivo Nex 3 5G offers a screen size of 6.89 inches, while iQOO Pro 5G offers 6.41 inches, making vivo Nex 3 5G the larger display of the two. Both iQOO Pro 5G and vivo Nex 3 5G feature the same Super AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: vivo Nex 3 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO Pro 5G offers 48 MP, making vivo Nex 3 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo Nex 3 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while iQOO Pro 5G offers 12 MP, making vivo Nex 3 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both iQOO Pro 5G and vivo Nex 3 5G offer the same 4500 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: vivo Nex 3 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while iQOO Pro 5G offers 128 GB, making vivo Nex 3 5G the better option for storage.

iQOO Pro 5G

₹38,590

(Not Released in India)

vivo Nex 3 5G

₹57,790

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

11 Feb, 2020

31 Jan, 2020

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.41 inches (16.28 cm)	6.89 inches (17.5 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2256 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	64 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Depth Camera	13 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	4500 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

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)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

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.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

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.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.41 inches (16.28 cm)

6.89 inches (17.5 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2256 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

363 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.77 %

93.79 %

90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.7 %

99.6 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

158.7 mm

167.4 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.7 mm

76.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm

9.4 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

217 grams

218.5 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

13 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

N/A

Pop-Up

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes LED Flash

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

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.

N/A

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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