Upper mid-range · 2020

vivo iQOO 5 5G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.56″ AMOLED · 120Hz

865 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 55W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.56″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2376 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.56"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2376 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

724,300

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 2.84 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, IQOO UI 1.5 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, IQOO UI 1.5

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

Telephoto

13 MP f/2.5

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung GN1, 1/1.31", 1.2µm

Flagship-class sensor

Same sensor in

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL , Google Pixel 7 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

8K video, RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

4500 mAh · 55 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Wired charging

55 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 12/128GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n28b, n28a, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

197 g · 8.3 mm

Height

160.0 mm

Width

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

197 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.56″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2376 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better video capture

Telephoto vs — · 8K vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

60% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

724k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 197 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

724k vs 623k AnTuTu

13% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2376 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.56″ vs 6.2″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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