diff --git a/core/string/ustring.cpp b/core/string/ustring.cpp
index 9e6701bcf4d..18bc9372a4b 100644
--- a/core/string/ustring.cpp
+++ b/core/string/ustring.cpp
@@ -303,28 +303,8 @@ String &String::operator+=(char32_t p_char) {
 }
 
 bool String::operator==(const char *p_str) const {
-	// compare Latin-1 encoded c-string
-	int len = strlen(p_str);
-
-	if (length() != len) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	if (is_empty()) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	int l = length();
-
-	const char32_t *dst = get_data();
-
-	// Compare char by char
-	for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
-		if ((char32_t)p_str[i] != dst[i]) {
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return true;
+	// Compare Latin-1 encoded c-string.
+	return span() == Span(p_str, strlen(p_str)).reinterpret<uint8_t>();
 }
 
 bool String::operator==(const wchar_t *p_str) const {
@@ -338,40 +318,16 @@ bool String::operator==(const wchar_t *p_str) const {
 }
 
 bool String::operator==(const char32_t *p_str) const {
-	const int len = strlen(p_str);
-
-	if (length() != len) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	if (is_empty()) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return memcmp(ptr(), p_str, len * sizeof(char32_t)) == 0;
+	// Compare UTF-32 encoded c-string.
+	return span() == Span(p_str, strlen(p_str));
 }
 
 bool String::operator==(const String &p_str) const {
-	if (length() != p_str.length()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	if (is_empty()) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return memcmp(ptr(), p_str.ptr(), length() * sizeof(char32_t)) == 0;
+	return span() == p_str.span();
 }
 
 bool String::operator==(const Span<char32_t> &p_str_range) const {
-	const int len = p_str_range.size();
-
-	if (length() != len) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	if (is_empty()) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return memcmp(ptr(), p_str_range.ptr(), len * sizeof(char32_t)) == 0;
+	return span() == p_str_range;
 }
 
 bool operator==(const char *p_chr, const String &p_str) {
@@ -384,7 +340,7 @@ bool operator==(const wchar_t *p_chr, const String &p_str) {
 	return p_str == String::utf16((const char16_t *)p_chr);
 #else
 	// wchar_t is 32-bi
-	return p_str == String((const char32_t *)p_chr);
+	return p_str == (const char32_t *)p_chr;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/core/string/ustring.h b/core/string/ustring.h
index eeedd3edfdb..187821da50c 100644
--- a/core/string/ustring.h
+++ b/core/string/ustring.h
@@ -211,12 +211,7 @@ public:
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharStringT(const T *p_cstr) { copy_from(p_cstr); }
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void operator=(const T *p_cstr) { copy_from(p_cstr); }
 
-	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool operator==(const CharStringT<T> &p_other) const {
-		if (length() != p_other.length()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		return memcmp(ptr(), p_other.ptr(), length() * sizeof(T)) == 0;
-	}
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool operator==(const CharStringT<T> &p_other) const { return span() == p_other.span(); }
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool operator!=(const CharStringT<T> &p_other) const { return !(*this == p_other); }
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool operator<(const CharStringT<T> &p_other) const {
 		if (length() == 0) {
diff --git a/core/templates/span.h b/core/templates/span.h
index b179d278ca4..db66527a86e 100644
--- a/core/templates/span.h
+++ b/core/templates/span.h
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@
 #include "core/error/error_macros.h"
 #include "core/typedefs.h"
 
+template <typename LHS, typename RHS>
+bool are_spans_equal(const LHS *p_lhs, const RHS *p_rhs, size_t p_size) {
+	if constexpr (std::is_same_v<LHS, RHS> && std::is_fundamental_v<LHS>) {
+		// Optimize trivial type comparison.
+		// is_trivially_equality_comparable would help, but it doesn't exist.
+		return memcmp(p_lhs, p_rhs, p_size * sizeof(LHS)) == 0;
+	} else {
+		// Normal case: Need to iterate the array manually.
+		for (size_t j = 0; j < p_size; j++) {
+			if (p_lhs[j] != p_rhs[j]) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+
 // Equivalent of std::span.
 // Represents a view into a contiguous memory space.
 // DISCLAIMER: This data type does not own the underlying buffer. DO NOT STORE IT.
@@ -126,14 +144,7 @@ constexpr int64_t Span<T>::find(const T &p_val, uint64_t p_from) const {
 template <typename T>
 constexpr int64_t Span<T>::find_sequence(const Span<T> &p_span, uint64_t p_from) const {
 	for (uint64_t i = p_from; i <= size() - p_span.size(); i++) {
-		bool found = true;
-		for (uint64_t j = 0; j < p_span.size(); j++) {
-			if (ptr()[i + j] != p_span.ptr()[j]) {
-				found = false;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		if (found) {
+		if (are_spans_equal(ptr() + i, p_span.ptr(), p_span.size())) {
 			return i;
 		}
 	}
@@ -154,14 +165,7 @@ constexpr int64_t Span<T>::rfind(const T &p_val, uint64_t p_from) const {
 template <typename T>
 constexpr int64_t Span<T>::rfind_sequence(const Span<T> &p_span, uint64_t p_from) const {
 	for (int64_t i = p_from; i >= 0; i--) {
-		bool found = true;
-		for (uint64_t j = 0; j < p_span.size(); j++) {
-			if (ptr()[i + j] != p_span.ptr()[j]) {
-				found = false;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		if (found) {
+		if (are_spans_equal(ptr() + i, p_span.ptr(), p_span.size())) {
 			return i;
 		}
 	}
@@ -219,6 +223,16 @@ constexpr T Span<T>::max() const {
 	return max_val;
 }
 
+template <typename LHS, typename RHS>
+bool operator==(const Span<LHS> &p_lhs, const Span<RHS> &p_rhs) {
+	return p_lhs.size() == p_rhs.size() && are_spans_equal(p_lhs.ptr(), p_rhs.ptr(), p_lhs.size());
+}
+
+template <typename LHS, typename RHS>
+_FORCE_INLINE_ bool operator!=(const Span<LHS> &p_lhs, const Span<RHS> &p_rhs) {
+	return !(p_lhs == p_rhs);
+}
+
 // Zero-constructing Span initializes _ptr and _len to 0 (and thus empty).
 template <typename T>
 struct is_zero_constructible<Span<T>> : std::true_type {};
diff --git a/core/templates/vector.h b/core/templates/vector.h
index 13ef23253cc..25d7166b016 100644
--- a/core/templates/vector.h
+++ b/core/templates/vector.h
@@ -248,31 +248,8 @@ public:
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	bool operator==(const Vector<T> &p_arr) const {
-		Size s = size();
-		if (s != p_arr.size()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		for (Size i = 0; i < s; i++) {
-			if (operator[](i) != p_arr[i]) {
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	bool operator!=(const Vector<T> &p_arr) const {
-		Size s = size();
-		if (s != p_arr.size()) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		for (Size i = 0; i < s; i++) {
-			if (operator[](i) != p_arr[i]) {
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
+	bool operator==(const Vector<T> &p_arr) const { return span() == p_arr.span(); }
+	bool operator!=(const Vector<T> &p_arr) const { return span() != p_arr.span(); }
 
 	struct Iterator {
 		_FORCE_INLINE_ T &operator*() const {
diff --git a/tests/core/templates/test_span.h b/tests/core/templates/test_span.h
index 0059d8d4f34..869f8e42213 100644
--- a/tests/core/templates/test_span.h
+++ b/tests/core/templates/test_span.h
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ TEST_CASE("[Span] Constexpr Validators") {
 	static_assert(span_string[0] == U'1');
 	static_assert(span_string[span_string.size() - 1] == U'5');
 
+	CHECK_EQ(span_string, span_string); // Same identity / ptr.
+	CHECK_EQ(span_string, Span(U"1223456", 6)); // Different ptr.
+	CHECK_EQ(span_string, Span("122345").reinterpret<uint8_t>()); // Different type.
+
 	int idx = 0;
 	for (const char32_t &chr : span_string) {
 		CHECK_EQ(chr, span_string[idx++]);