Screen size
Quick verdict
S2 FE leads the measured specs 8-6.
Measured wins
iQOO 8
6
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
S2 FE
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Resolution
Refresh rate
equal specsPeak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
equal specsIP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Technology
iQOO 8
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
S2 FE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iQOO 8
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S2 FE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iQOO 8
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
S2 FE
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
iQOO 8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
S2 FE
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
iQOO 8
1, 5, 8, 3, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
S2 FE
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
iQOO 8
HSPA, LTE, 5G
S2 FE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Announced
iQOO 8
2021, August 17
S2 FE
2026, October 06
Status
iQOO 8
Available. Released 2021, August 24
S2 FE
Released Oct 20, 2026
Dimensions
iQOO 8
159 x 75.1 x 8.6 mm (6.26 x 2.96 x 0.34 in)
S2 FE
163.9 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)
Weight
iQOO 8
200 g (7.05 oz)
S2 FE
224 g (7.90 oz)
SIM
iQOO 8
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
S2 FE
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
iQOO 8
-
S2 FE
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Other
iQOO 8
-
S2 FE
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliant* * does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Type
iQOO 8
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10
S2 FE
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits, 2000 nits (HBM)
Size
iQOO 8
6.56 inches, 104.6 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)
S2 FE
6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iQOO 8
1080 x 2376 pixels (~398 ppi density)
S2 FE
1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)
OS
iQOO 8
Android 11, OriginOS 1.0
S2 FE
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
iQOO 8
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
S2 FE
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
CPU
iQOO 8
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
S2 FE
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
iQOO 8
Adreno 660
S2 FE
Mali-G610
Card slot
iQOO 8
No
S2 FE
No
Internal
iQOO 8
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
S2 FE
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Other
iQOO 8
UFS 3.1
S2 FE
UFS 3.1
Triple
iQOO 8
50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.2, 50mm (telephoto), PDAF 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide)
S2 FE
-
Features
iQOO 8
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
S2 FE
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
iQOO 8
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S2 FE
Yes
Dual
iQOO 8
-
S2 FE
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF Auxiliary lens
Single
iQOO 8
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
S2 FE
32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
Features
iQOO 8
HDR
S2 FE
-
Video
iQOO 8
1080p@30fps
S2 FE
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iQOO 8
Yes, with dual speakers
S2 FE
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iQOO 8
No
S2 FE
No
Other
iQOO 8
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
S2 FE
-
WLAN
iQOO 8
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
S2 FE
Yes
Bluetooth
iQOO 8
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
S2 FE
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iQOO 8
GPS
S2 FE
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
iQOO 8
Yes
S2 FE
No
Radio
iQOO 8
No
S2 FE
No
USB
iQOO 8
USB Type-C 2.0
S2 FE
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
iQOO 8
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S2 FE
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
iQOO 8
4350 mAh
S2 FE
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
Charging
iQOO 8
120W wired
S2 FE
44W wired Reverse wired
Colors
iQOO 8
White, Orange, Black
S2 FE
Stellar Green, Zen White, Titan Black
Models
iQOO 8
V2136A
S2 FE
-
Price
iQOO 8
About 500 EUR
S2 FE
About 360 EUR
SAR
iQOO 8
-
S2 FE
1.14 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)