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vivo NEX S vs vivo NEX 3

 
Brief information about compared phones: vivo NEX 3 , vivo NEX S

vivo NEX 3 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.89", with resolution 1080x2256. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 64 megapixel main camera.

vivo NEX S 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.59", with resolution 1080x2316. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.89" inch 6.59" inch
Screen area 119.3 cm2 107.3 cm2
Screen format (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 93.6% 86.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2256 px 1080 x 2316 px
PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 0 PPI
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.7'', 0.8µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.5, (telephoto), f/2.2, (ultrawide), PDAF 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.1 Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Funtouch 9.1 Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4
Chipset Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 640 (700 MHz) Adreno 630
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, UFS3.0 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2390
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8770
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13620
Antutu 8 score 483427 340355
GeekBench 5 Single Core 499
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2225
General specs Release date 2019, September 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 167.4 Х 76.1 Х 9.4 mm 162 Х 77 Х 8 mm
Weight 217.3 g 199 g
Colors Liquid Tianhe, Deep air streamer Black, Red
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 640 EUR 700 EUR
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others HDR10 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 44W Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 22.5W - Also known as vivo NEX Special Edition, NEX Ultimate

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy NEX 3
  • Screen 6.89"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 64 MP
Reasons to buy NEX S
  • Screen 6.59"
  • Front camera 8 MP