iQOO 13 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Comparing the iQOO 13 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 13 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,854, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE scores 7,911, making iQOO 13 5G the better performer.

Display: iQOO 13 5G offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 6.74 inches, making iQOO 13 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to iQOO 13 5G's LTPO AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 13 5G and Samsung Galaxy S26 FE feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO 13 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 12 MP, making iQOO 13 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 13 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 09m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE delivers 10h 16m, making iQOO 13 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: iQOO 13 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 128 GB, making iQOO 13 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while iQOO 13 5G is rated 8.2.

iQOO 13 5G

₹56,999

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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

₹79,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

12 2024

09 2026

10 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 30x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


6000 mAh	4900 mAh	7200 mAh
120W Flash Charging	45W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.4/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

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

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Lots of pre-installed apps
No periscope lens

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4.5/5

(1,330 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

December 3, 2024

(Official)

September 4, 2026

(Official)

October 6, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Processor

Octa core

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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Galileo

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

N/A

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

2,471,984

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

16.0 s

27.0 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

5,513

1,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

1900 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1200 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2592 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

510 ppi

382 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.61 %

89.69 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.87 %

89.69 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.37 mm

161.6 mm

157.52 mm

Width

76.71 mm

76.9 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

8.13 mm

7.4 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

213 grams

193 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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 1.5 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

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6144 x 8192 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)

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

4900 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

13h 09m

10h 16m

18h 36m

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

23m

1h 6m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM 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 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
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 3500(band 48) / 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) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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)

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 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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)