Compare / vivo IQOO Pad5c vs S2 FE
vivo IQOO Pad5c vs S2 FE
A side-by-side comparison of the vivo IQOO Pad5c and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
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vivo IQOO Pad5c
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S2 FEOverview
Display
vivo IQOO Pad5c
12.1inch
IPS LCD · 144 Hz
1968 × 2800 · 283 PPI
S2 FE
6.83inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2800 · 450 PPI
Chip
vivo IQOO Pad5c
Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
Adreno 735 · 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 Pad5c
8 / 12GB RAM
128 GB · 256 GB storage
No card slot
S2 FE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo IQOO Pad5c
8MP
5 MP selfie
1080p@30fps video
S2 FE
50MP
32 MP selfie
Yes video
Battery
vivo IQOO Pad5c
10,000mAh
44 W wired
S2 FE
10,000mAh
44 W wired
Build
vivo IQOO Pad5c
584g
266.4 × 192 × 6.6 mm
S2 FE
224g
163.9 × 76.5 × 8.6 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo IQOO Pad5c
Wi-Fi 6Bluetooth 5.4NoUSB Type-C 3.2
S2 FE
5GWi-FiBluetooth 5.4Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
Specifications
vivo IQOO Pad5c
- Technology
- No cellular connectivity
- 2G bands
- N/A
- 3G bands
- N/A
- 4G bands
- N/A
- GPRS
- No
- EDGE
- No
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 Pad5c
- Announced
- 2026, June 01
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, June 01
S2 FE
- Announced
- 2026, October 06
- Status
- Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 20
vivo IQOO Pad5c
- Dimensions
- 266.4 x 192 x 6.6 mm (10.49 x 7.56 x 0.26 in)
- Weight
- 584 g (1.29 lb)
- SIM
No
Stylus support
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 Pad5c
- Type
- IPS LCD, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10, 900 nits (peak)
- Size
- 12.1 inches, 444.4 cm2 (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1968 x 2800 pixels (~283 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 Pad5c
- OS
- Android 16, OriginOS 6 HD
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
- GPU
- Adreno 735
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 Pad5c
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
UFS 3.1 - 128GB
S2 FE
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1
vivo IQOO Pad5c
- Single
- 8 MP
- Features
- LED flash
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
S2 FE
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF
Auxiliary lens
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- Yes
vivo IQOO Pad5c
- Single
- 5 MP
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
S2 FE
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
vivo IQOO Pad5c
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
- 3.5mm jack
- No
S2 FE
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
vivo IQOO Pad5c
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- No
- NFC
- No
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, magnetic connector
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 Pad5c
- Sensors
- Yes
S2 FE
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
vivo IQOO Pad5c
- Type
- 10000 mAh
- Charging
44W wired, PD
5W reverse wired
S2 FE
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
- Charging
44W wired
Reverse wired
vivo IQOO Pad5c
- Colors
- Gray, Silver, Green, Blue
- Price
- About 350 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 Pad5c and S2 FE differ
- The vivo IQOO Pad5c has the bigger screen, 12.1 inches against 6.83 inches.
- The vivo IQOO Pad5c offers more RAM, up to 12 GB against 8 GB.
- The main cameras are 8 MP on the vivo IQOO Pad5c and 50 MP on the S2 FE.
- The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.