Compare / vivo iQOO 15 Ultra vs S2 FE

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra vs S2 FE

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo iQOO 15 Ultra and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

S2 FE
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S2 FE

Overview

Display
vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
6.85inch
AMOLED · 144 Hz
1440 × 3168 · 508 PPI
S2 FE
6.83inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2800 · 450 PPI
Chip
vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
Adreno 840 · Android 16
S2 FE
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Mali-G610 · Android 16
Memory
vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
16 / 24GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
S2 FE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
50 MP Ultra Wide
32 MP selfie
8K@30fps video
S2 FE
50MP
32 MP selfie
Yes video
Battery
vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
7,400mAh
100 W wired · 40 W wireless
S2 FE
10,000mAh
44 W wired
Build
vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
227g
163.7 × 76.8 × 8.7 mm
IP68
S2 FE
224g
163.9 × 76.5 × 8.6 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 3.2
S2 FE
5GWi-FiBluetooth 5.4Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

S2 FE

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Announced
2026, February 04
Status
Available. Released 2026, February 06

S2 FE

Announced
2026, October 06
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 20

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Dimensions
163.7 x 76.8 x 8.7 mm (6.44 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
Weight
227 g (8.01 oz)
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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

Pressure sensitive zones (600Hz touch-sensing)

Built-in cooling fan

S2 FE

Dimensions
163.9 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)
Weight
224 g (7.90 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Type
AMOLED1B colors144HzPWMDolby VisionHDR10+HDR Vivid1000 nits (typ)2600 nits (HBM)8000 nits (peak)
Size
6.85 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3168 pixels (~508 ppi density)

S2 FE

Type
AMOLED1B colors120HzHDR10+1000 nits2000 nits (HBM)
Size
6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

OS
Android 16, up to 5 major OS updates, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 840

S2 FE

OS
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G610

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 1TB 24GB RAM

UFS 4.1

S2 FE

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

UFS 3.1

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Triple

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.7, 85mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm, 107˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS

S2 FE

Dual

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

Auxiliary lens

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Single
32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm
Features
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

S2 FE

Single
32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
3.5mm jack
No

S2 FE

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

S2 FE

WLAN
Yes
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

S2 FE

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

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 7400 mAh
Charging

100W wired, PPS, PD

40W wireless

Bypass charging

S2 FE

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
Charging

44W wired

Reverse wired

vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Colors
Black, Silver
Models
V2546A
Price
About 730 EUR

S2 FE

Colors
Stellar Green, Zen White, Titan Black
SAR
1.14 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 360 EUR

How the vivo iQOO 15 Ultra and S2 FE differ

  • The S2 FE has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 7400 mAh on the vivo iQOO 15 Ultra.
  • The vivo iQOO 15 Ultra has the bigger screen, 6.85 inches against 6.83 inches.
  • The vivo iQOO 15 Ultra offers more RAM, up to 24 GB against 8 GB.
  • The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.