Vivo iQOO 13

The Vivo iQOO 13 has a non-folding, non-rugged design that measures 163.4 mm tall, 76.7 mm wide, and 8 mm thick, with a total volume of approximately 100.26 cm³ and a weight of 213 g. A notable aspect of its build is the IP69 ingress protection rating, which classifies the device as waterproof and capable of withstanding high-pressure water exposure.

The Vivo iQOO 13 uses an OLED/AMOLED touchscreen measuring 6.82″ with a resolution of 1440 x 3168 pixels at a pixel density of 510 ppi. It supports a 144Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch sampling rate, and it offers an Always-On Display mode along with HDR10 and HDR10+ content support, while Dolby Vision is not supported. The contrast ratio reaches 8,000,000:1, and the panel does not feature branded damage-resistant glass nor a secondary screen.

The Vivo iQOO 13 is driven by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, a 3 nm chipset with an 8-thread CPU configuration running at 2 x 4.32 GHz and 6 x 3.53 GHz, supported by big.LITTLE architecture and Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP). It comes with 16 GB of DDR5 RAM at 5300 MHz and 1024 GB of internal storage, with a maximum supported memory amount of 24 GB and a peak memory bandwidth of 85.1 GB/s across two memory channels. The Adreno 830 GPU runs at 1100 MHz with 1536 shading units and supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 3, while being capable of driving up to two displays. Cache configuration includes 192 KB of L1, 12 MB of L2, and 8 MB of L3, and the chipset carries a TDP of 8.2W. The platform supports ECC memory, TrustZone security, integrated LTE, integrated graphics, 64-bit processing, and multithreading. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 2,950,000, a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 10,059, a single-core score of 3,234, a 3DMark Wild Life result of 21,021, a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2,523, and a PCMark Work 3.0 performance score of 17,901.

The Vivo iQOO 13 features a triple rear camera system with three 50 MP sensors, each with apertures of f/1.9, f/1.9, and f/2.0 respectively, supported by optical image stabilization and 2x optical zoom. The main camera uses a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination and is capable of recording video at up to 4320 x 30 fps, with support for slow-motion recording, continuous autofocus during video, and phase-detection autofocus for stills. Manual controls include exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available, and the camera supports RAW capture, HDR mode, burst mode, timelapse, and in-camera panoramas, but does not shoot 360-degree panoramas, use laser autofocus, or support HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. The rear flash is a dual-tone LED unit with two LEDs, while there is no RGB flash. The 32 MP front camera has an aperture of f/2.5 and sits in a standard position above the display — it is a single-lens unit without a front-facing flash or under-display placement, and 3D photo and video recording is not supported.

The Vivo iQOO 13 runs Android 15 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera and microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. On the customization side, it supports theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes are not present. The OS offers practical usability features such as split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, a media picker, full-page screenshots, Live Text, customizable notifications, notification permission controls, sharing intents, widgets, a child lock, and the ability to play games while they download. It also supports multi-user accounts, phone tracking, offline voice recognition, voice commands, app offloading, battery health checks, and on-device machine learning. Wi-Fi password sharing and Quick Start are not supported, and the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor nor can it function as a PC. The platform is free and open source.

The Vivo iQOO 13 houses a 6150 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery with a built-in battery level indicator. It supports 120W wired fast charging, and a charger is included in the box, though wireless charging is not available.

The Vivo iQOO 13 features stereo speakers and two microphones, but omits a 3.5 mm headphone jack and does not include a radio. For wireless audio, it supports aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless, while LDAC is not available.

The Vivo iQOO 13 supports 5G connectivity and accommodates two SIM cards, with cellular download speeds of up to 10,000 Mbit/s and upload speeds of up to 3,500 Mbit/s. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7 (802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, and 802.11be), and Bluetooth 5.4 is included alongside NFC. The device uses a USB Type-C port at USB 3.2 and does not offer an external memory slot or HDMI output. Sensors on board include a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, GPS with Galileo support, infrared sensor, and a fingerprint scanner, while a barometer, heart rate monitor, iris scanner, and 3D facial recognition are absent. ANT+, DLNA certification, satellite emergency SOS, crash detection, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are also not supported, and no stylus is included.

The Vivo iQOO 13 includes a video light for recording in low-light conditions. Its display is flat rather than curved and does not use sapphire glass or e-paper technology.