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vivo S30 Pro mini vs S2 FE

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo S30 Pro mini and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

S2 FE
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S2 FE

Overview

Display
vivo S30 Pro mini
6.31inch
LTPO AMOLED · 120 Hz
1216 × 2640 · 461 PPI
S2 FE
6.83inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2800 · 450 PPI
Chip
vivo S30 Pro mini
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
Immortalis-G720 MC12 · Android 15
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 S30 Pro mini
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
S2 FE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo S30 Pro mini
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
8 MP Ultra Wide
50 MP selfie
4K video
S2 FE
50MP
32 MP selfie
Yes video
Battery
vivo S30 Pro mini
6,500mAh
90 W wired
S2 FE
10,000mAh
44 W wired
Build
vivo S30 Pro mini
186g
150.8 × 71.8 × 8 mm
IP68
S2 FE
224g
163.9 × 76.5 × 8.6 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo S30 Pro mini
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
S2 FE
5GWi-FiBluetooth 5.4Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo S30 Pro mini

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, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 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 S30 Pro mini

Announced
2025, May 29
Status
Available. Released 2025, June 06

S2 FE

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

vivo S30 Pro mini

Dimensions
150.8 x 71.8 x 8 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
Weight
186 g (6.56 oz)
Build
Glass front (Diamond Shield Glass), aluminum frame, glass 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)

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 S30 Pro mini

Type
LTPO AMOLED1B colors120Hz4320Hz PWMHDR1300 nits (HBM)5000 nits (peak)
Size
6.31 inches, 97.6 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1216 x 2640 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density)
Protection
Diamond Shield Glass

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 S30 Pro mini

OS
Android 15, OriginOS 5
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU
Immortalis-G720 MC12

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 S30 Pro mini

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

UFS 3.1

S2 FE

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

UFS 3.1

vivo S30 Pro mini

Triple

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

50 MP, f/2.7, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2, 106˚ (ultrawide)

Features
Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, 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 S30 Pro mini

Single
50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), AF
Features
HDR
Video
4K, 1080p

S2 FE

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

vivo S30 Pro mini

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

S2 FE

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo S30 Pro mini

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5)BDS (B1I+B1C+B2a+B2b)GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b)QZSS (L1+L5)NavIC (L5)GLONASS
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 S30 Pro mini

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

S2 FE

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

vivo S30 Pro mini

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6500 mAh
Charging

90W wired, PD

Reverse wired

Bypass charging

S2 FE

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
Charging

44W wired

Reverse wired

vivo S30 Pro mini

Colors
Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink
Models
V2465A
Price
About 430 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 S30 Pro mini and S2 FE differ

  • The S2 FE has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 6500 mAh on the vivo S30 Pro mini.
  • The S2 FE has the bigger screen, 6.83 inches against 6.31 inches.
  • The vivo S30 Pro mini offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 8 GB.
  • The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.