Mid-range · 2021

vivo S12 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Xiaomi 11T's main sensor

Best for

Strength , AMOLED screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.56″ AMOLED · 90Hz

1200 8 / 128 GB

4300 mAh 44W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.56″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.56"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

1300 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Mali-G77 MC9

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

733,600

v10

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G77 MC9

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4x Cortex A78 a 2.6 GHz +4x Cortex A55 a 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, OriginOS Ocean · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, OriginOS Ocean

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.9 main · 50 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

108 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11T , Honor 50

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4300 mAh · 44 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4300 mAh

Wired charging

44 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Hi-Res

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, NavIC System

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

171 g · 7.4 mm

Height

159.5 mm

Width

73.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

171 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.56″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

33% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 20 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

734k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

44 W vs 25 W charging

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.56″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

734k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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