Compare / vivo iQOO 15R vs S2 FE
vivo iQOO 15R vs S2 FE
A side-by-side comparison of the vivo iQOO 15R and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
vivo iQOO 15R
- 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, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 71
- 5G bands
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 75, 71, 77, 78 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 15R
- Announced
- 2026, February 24
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, March 01
S2 FE
- Announced
- 2026, October 06
- Status
- Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 20
vivo iQOO 15R
- Dimensions
- 157.6 x 74.4 x 7.9 mm (6.20 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
- Weight
- 202 g or 206 g (7.13 oz)
- Build
- Glass front, glass back or glass-fiber reinforced plastic back, aluminum frame
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
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 15R
- Type
- AMOLED1B colors144HzHDR10+4320Hz PWM5000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.59 inches, 106.1 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2750 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~459 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 15R
- OS
- Android 16, up to 4 major OS updates, OriginOS 6
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM8845 Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (3 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x3.8 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
- GPU
- Adreno 829
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 15R
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
UFS
S2 FE
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1
vivo iQOO 15R
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
- Features
- Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR
S2 FE
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF
Auxiliary lens
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- Yes
vivo iQOO 15R
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
- Video
- 4K, 1080p
S2 FE
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
vivo iQOO 15R
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
S2 FE
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
vivo iQOO 15R
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5)BDSGALILEOQZSSGLONASSNavIC
- NFC
- Yes
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, 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 15R
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S2 FE
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
vivo iQOO 15R
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 7600 mAh
- Charging
100W wired
Reverse wired
Bypass charging
S2 FE
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
- Charging
44W wired
Reverse wired
vivo iQOO 15R
- Colors
- Dark Knight, Triumph Silver
- Models
- I2508
- Price
- About 420 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 15R and S2 FE differ
- The S2 FE has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 7600 mAh on the vivo iQOO 15R.
- The S2 FE has the bigger screen, 6.83 inches against 6.59 inches.
- The vivo iQOO 15R offers more RAM, up to 12 GB against 8 GB.
- The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.