Lower mid-range · 2018

vivo NEX S

Name: vivo NEX S
Brand: vivo

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

A dependable lower mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen and stabilised camera — but a smaller battery shows its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.59″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 845 8 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 22W charging

12 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the vivo NEX S looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.59″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2316 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.59"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2316 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.7 GHz · Adreno 630

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

433,125

v10

GeekBench

2,252

Graphics test

GFXBench 34 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.7 GHz

GPU

Adreno 630

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x Kryo 385 2.8 GHz + 4x Kryo 385 1.8 GHz

Camera

12 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.8

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX363 Exmor RS, 1/2.55", 1.4µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 22 W wired

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

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

101:00h

Wired charging

22 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

199 g · 8.0 mm

Height

162.0 mm

Width

77.0 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

199 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

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 XS

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Better display tech

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 6.59″ vs 5.8″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2316 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

50% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

433k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

33% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 163 g

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Performance

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Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

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