vivo iQOO Neo3 5G vs vivo Y500i: Which is better?

Screen size

iQOO Neo3 5G6.6"

Y500i6.8"+2.7%

Technology

iQOO Neo3 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Y500i

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

iQOO Neo3 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

Y500i

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

3G bands

iQOO Neo3 5G

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Y500i

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

iQOO Neo3 5G

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 25, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Refresh rate

iQOO Neo3 5G144 Hz+17%

Y500i120 Hz

Peak brightness

iQOO Neo3 5G—

Y500i1,200 nits

Pixel density

iQOO Neo3 5G402 ppi+36%

Y500i256 ppi

CPU speed

iQOO Neo3 5GOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)+23%

Y500iOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

iQOO Neo3 5G6.0 GB

Y500i8.0 GB+25%

Storage

equal specs

iQOO Neo3 5G128 GB

Y500i128 GB

Main camera

iQOO Neo3 5G48.0 MP

Y500i50.0 MP+4%

Front camera

iQOO Neo3 5G16.0 MP+69%

Y500i5.0 MP

Battery

iQOO Neo3 5G4,500 mAh

Y500i7,200 mAh+38%

Wired charging

equal specs

iQOO Neo3 5G44 W

Y500i44 W

Weight

iQOO Neo3 5G198 g+11%

Y500i219 g

Thickness

iQOO Neo3 5G8.9 mm

Y500i8.4 mm+6%

IP rating

iQOO Neo3 5G—

Y500iIP69/IP68

Wi‑Fi

iQOO Neo3 5GWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500iWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

iQOO Neo3 5G5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD+16%

Y500i4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

USB

equal specs

iQOO Neo3 5GUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y500iUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

iQOO Neo3 5GYes

Y500iYes

NFC

equal specs

iQOO Neo3 5GYes

Y500iYes

3.5mm jack

iQOO Neo3 5GYes+100%

Y500iNo

SD card

equal specs

iQOO Neo3 5GNo

Y500iNo

Stereo speakers

iQOO Neo3 5G—

Y500iYes

5G bands

iQOO Neo3 5G

1, 3, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Y500i

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

iQOO Neo3 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G (3.3 Gbps DL)

Y500i

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

iQOO Neo3 5G

2020, April 23. Released 2020, April 29

Y500i

2026, January 12

Status

iQOO Neo3 5G

Discontinued

Y500i

Available. Released 2026, January 16

Dimensions

iQOO Neo3 5G

163.7 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)

Y500i

166.6 x 78.4 x 8.4 mm (6.56 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)

Weight

iQOO Neo3 5G

198.1 g (6.98 oz)

Y500i

219 g (7.72 oz)

SIM

iQOO Neo3 5G

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Y500i

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

iQOO Neo3 5G

Y500i

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Other

iQOO Neo3 5G

Y500i

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Type

iQOO Neo3 5G

IPS LCD, 144Hz, HDR10

Y500i

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

Size

iQOO Neo3 5G

6.57 inches, 104.0 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Y500i

6.75 inches, 111.4 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

iQOO Neo3 5G

1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)

Y500i

720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)

iQOO Neo3 5G

Android 10, iQOO UI 1.0

Y500i

Android 16, OriginOS 6

Chipset

iQOO Neo3 5G

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

Y500i

Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

iQOO Neo3 5G

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

Y500i

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

iQOO Neo3 5G

Adreno 650

Y500i

Adreno 613

Card slot

iQOO Neo3 5G

Y500i

Internal

iQOO Neo3 5G

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Y500i

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Other

iQOO Neo3 5G

UFS 3.1

Y500i

UFS 3.1

Triple

iQOO Neo3 5G

48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)

Y500i

Features

iQOO Neo3 5G

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Y500i

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

iQOO Neo3 5G

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Single

iQOO Neo3 5G

Y500i

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF

Single

iQOO Neo3 5G

16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Y500i

5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Features

iQOO Neo3 5G

HDR

Y500i

Video

iQOO Neo3 5G

1080p@30fps

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

iQOO Neo3 5G

Yes

Y500i

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

iQOO Neo3 5G

Yes

Y500i

Other

iQOO Neo3 5G

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Y500i

WLAN

iQOO Neo3 5G

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500i

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

iQOO Neo3 5G

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Y500i

4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

iQOO Neo3 5G

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Y500i

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

iQOO Neo3 5G

Yes

Y500i

Yes

Radio

iQOO Neo3 5G

Y500i

USB

iQOO Neo3 5G

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y500i

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Infrared port

iQOO Neo3 5G

Y500i

Yes

Sensors

iQOO Neo3 5G

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Y500i

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

iQOO Neo3 5G

4500 mAh

Y500i

Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh

Charging

iQOO Neo3 5G

44W wired, 50% in 20 min, 100% in 58 min

Y500i

44W wired Reverse wired

Colors

iQOO Neo3 5G

Blue, Black/Dark Blue

Y500i

Black, Silver, Gold

Models

iQOO Neo3 5G

V1981A

Y500i

V2531A

Price

iQOO Neo3 5G

About 350 EUR

Y500i

About 180 EUR

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