Compare vivo iQOO 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

vivo iQOO 15
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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Yes -
3G HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
General
Announced 2025, October 20 2025, January 22
Status Available Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, February 03
Released Date 2025, October 20 -
Colors Black, White, Green, Blue, Color changing Titanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold
Models V2505A SM-S938B, SM-S938B/DS, SM-S938U, SM-S938U1, SM-S938W, SM-S938N, SM-S9380, SM-S938E, SM-S938E/DS
Price Rs. 81,935 Rs. 172,249
Device Type Smartphone -
Design
Dimensions 163.7 x 76.8 x 8.1 mm 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
Weight 215 gram 218 g (7.69 oz)
SIM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
Dual SIM Yes -
SIM Size Nano-SIM -
IP Rating IP68 & IP69 -
Dust Resistant Yes -
Water Resistance Yes (up to 1.5 m for 30 min) -
Build - Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), titanium frame (grade 5)
Display
Type LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, , PWM Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Refresh Rate 144Hz -
HDR Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10 -
Brightness (TYP) 1000 nits -
Brightness (HBM) 2600 nits -
Brightness (Peak) 6000 nits -
Touch Yes -
Size 6.85 inches 6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~92.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Screen to Body Ratio ~90.7% -
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
PPI ~508 -
Protection - Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Hardware & Software
OS Android 16, OriginOS 6 (China) Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Chipset Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU 4.6 GHz, Octa-Core Processor Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 830
Memory
Card Slot No No
Variants 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
RAM 12GB, 16GB -
Storage 256GB, 512GB -
Camera
Primary 50 MP (Wide, PDAF, OIS, AF), f/1.9, 50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, PDAF, OIS, AF, 3x optical zoom), f/2.7, 50 MP (Wide, Ultrawide, AF), f/2.1 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama HDR, HDR10+
Primary Video 8K @ 30 fps FUHD, 4K @ 24/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps FHD, gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Secondary 32 MP (Wide), f/2.2 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Secondary Video 4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60 fps FHD 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Main Camera
Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom, 50 MP, f/2.1, (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF -
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama -
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS -
Selfie camera
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide) -
Features HDR -
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps -
Multimedia
Audio Quality Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res Audio, Snapdragon Sound, 24-bit/192kHz -
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Music Yes -
Video Yes -
3.5mm Jack No No
Radio No -
Connectivity
WIFI Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
WIFI Support Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual Band, (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) -
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5 5.4, A2DP, LE
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes -
USB Yes USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
USB Features USB Type-C 3.2, OTG -
Radio - No
Extra
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Fingerprint Yes -
Fingerprint Sensor Position Under Display -
Fingerprint Sensor Type Ultrasonic -
Battery
Type Li-Ion, Si-C Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Size 7000 mAh -
Charging 100W wired, PPS, 40W wireless 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min 25W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Price Rs. 81,935 -