vivo iQOO Neo5 S vs vivo S2 FE: Which is better?

Screen size

iQOO Neo5 S6.6"

S2 FE6.8"+3.1%

Technology

iQOO Neo5 S

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

S2 FE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

iQOO Neo5 S

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

S2 FE

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

iQOO Neo5 S

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1x

S2 FE

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

iQOO Neo5 S

1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

iQOO Neo5 S1080 × 2400 px

S2 FE1,260 × 2,800 px+27%

Refresh rate

equal specs

iQOO Neo5 S120 Hz

S2 FE120 Hz

Peak brightness

iQOO Neo5 S1,300 nits

S2 FE2,000 nits+35%

Pixel density

iQOO Neo5 S398 ppi

S2 FE450 ppi+12%

CPU speed

iQOO Neo5 SOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)+12%

S2 FEOcta-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

iQOO Neo5 S8.0 GB+25%

S2 FE6.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

iQOO Neo5 S128 GB

S2 FE128 GB

Main camera

iQOO Neo5 S48.0 MP

S2 FE50.0 MP+4%

Front camera

iQOO Neo5 S16.0 MP

S2 FE32.0 MP+50%

Battery

iQOO Neo5 S4,500 mAh

S2 FE10,000 mAh+55%

Wired charging

iQOO Neo5 S66 W+33%

S2 FE44 W

Weight

iQOO Neo5 S196 g+14%

S2 FE224 g

Thickness

iQOO Neo5 S8.4 mm+2.4%

S2 FE8.6 mm

IP rating

iQOO Neo5 S—

S2 FEIP69/IP68

Wi‑Fi

iQOO Neo5 SWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

S2 FEYes

Bluetooth

iQOO Neo5 S5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive+3.8%

S2 FE5

USB

equal specs

iQOO Neo5 SUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

S2 FE2.0

5G support

equal specs

iQOO Neo5 SYes

S2 FEYes

NFC

iQOO Neo5 SYes+100%

S2 FENo

3.5mm jack

equal specs

iQOO Neo5 SNo

S2 FENo

SD card

equal specs

iQOO Neo5 SNo

S2 FENo

Stereo speakers

equal specs

iQOO Neo5 SYes

S2 FEYes

5G bands

iQOO Neo5 S

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

S2 FE

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

iQOO Neo5 S

HSPA, LTE, 5G

S2 FE

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

iQOO Neo5 S

2021, December 20

S2 FE

2026, October 06

Status

iQOO Neo5 S

Available. Released 2021, December 25

S2 FE

Released Oct 20, 2026

Dimensions

iQOO Neo5 S

163.2 x 76.4 x 8.4 mm (6.43 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)

S2 FE

163.9 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)

Weight

iQOO Neo5 S

196 g (6.91 oz)

S2 FE

224 g (7.90 oz)

SIM

iQOO Neo5 S

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

S2 FE

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

iQOO Neo5 S

S2 FE

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Other

iQOO Neo5 S

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 Neo5 S

AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

S2 FE

AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits, 2000 nits (HBM)

Size

iQOO Neo5 S

6.62 inches, 105.8 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)

S2 FE

6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

iQOO Neo5 S

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~398 ppi density)

S2 FE

1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

iQOO Neo5 S

Android 11, OriginOS Ocean

S2 FE

Android 16, OriginOS 6

Chipset

iQOO Neo5 S

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

S2 FE

Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)

CPU

iQOO Neo5 S

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 Neo5 S

Adreno 660

S2 FE

Mali-G610

Card slot

iQOO Neo5 S

S2 FE

Internal

iQOO Neo5 S

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

S2 FE

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Other

iQOO Neo5 S

UFS 3.1

S2 FE

UFS 3.1

Dual

iQOO Neo5 S

48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro)

S2 FE

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF Auxiliary lens

Features

iQOO Neo5 S

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

S2 FE

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

iQOO Neo5 S

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S2 FE

Yes

Single

iQOO Neo5 S

16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

S2 FE

32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)

Features

iQOO Neo5 S

HDR

S2 FE

Video

iQOO Neo5 S

1080p@30fps

S2 FE

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

iQOO Neo5 S

Yes, with stereo speakers

S2 FE

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

iQOO Neo5 S

S2 FE

Other

iQOO Neo5 S

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

S2 FE

WLAN

iQOO Neo5 S

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

S2 FE

Yes

Bluetooth

iQOO Neo5 S

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

S2 FE

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

iQOO Neo5 S

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

S2 FE

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS

NFC

iQOO Neo5 S

Yes

S2 FE

Radio

iQOO Neo5 S

S2 FE

USB

iQOO Neo5 S

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

S2 FE

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

iQOO Neo5 S

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

S2 FE

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Type

iQOO Neo5 S

4500 mAh

S2 FE

Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh

Charging

iQOO Neo5 S

66W wired, 70% in 18 min

S2 FE

44W wired Reverse wired

Colors

iQOO Neo5 S

Orange, Blue, Black

S2 FE

Stellar Green, Zen White, Titan Black

Price

iQOO Neo5 S

About 380 EUR

S2 FE

About 360 EUR

SAR

iQOO Neo5 S

S2 FE

1.14 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)

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