iQOO 15R vs vivo V70 Elite

Comparing the iQOO 15R 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: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while vivo V70 Elite scores 4,863, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: Both iQOO 15R and vivo V70 Elite offer the same screen size of 6.59 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 15R and vivo V70 Elite feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo V70 Elite offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 15R offers 32 MP, making vivo V70 Elite better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 23m, while vivo V70 Elite delivers 18h 19m, making iQOO 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 15R and vivo V70 Elite offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while vivo V70 Elite is rated 8.4.

User Rating: vivo V70 Elite receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while iQOO 15R has a rating of 4.4.

iQOO 15R

₹53,990

@ Amazon

vivo V70 Elite

₹66,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

02 2026

09 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


7600 mAh	6500 mAh	3349 mAh
100W Super Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging	20W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Average ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(857 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,276 ratings)

4.6/5

(260,884 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹53,990

@ Amazon

₹66,999

@ Amazon

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

February 24, 2026

(Official)

February 19, 2026

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635

Apple A16 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 826

Adreno 735

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

3,078,708

1,815,619

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

18.0 s

N/A

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.

5,071

2,071

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.1 %

13.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

466 ppi

398 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.69 %

89.55 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.57 %

90.7 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.61 mm

157.52 mm

147.6 mm

Width

74.42 mm

74.33 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.40 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

202 grams

194 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

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

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7600 mAh

6500 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 4.5W Reverse 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.

18h 23m

18h 19m

N/A

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

45m

43m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands: