Mid-range · 2021

vivo iQOO Z5

Name: vivo iQOO Z5
Brand: vivo

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

A solid mid-ranger with all-day battery and a 120Hz display.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 120Hz smooth scrolling

6.67″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

Snapdragon 778G 5G 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 44W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

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In the Real World

See how the vivo iQOO Z5 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: RAW

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.67″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

650 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Panda Glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

630,356

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung GW3, 1/1.97", 0.7µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 44 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

44 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

193 g · 8.5 mm

Height

164.7 mm

Width

76.7 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

193 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

54% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 15 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

630k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 193 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

630k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

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Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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