Flagship · 2023

vivo iQOO 12

Name: vivo iQOO 12
Brand: vivo

Our Take CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

A no-compromise flagship with all-day battery and 120W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 120W fast charging

6.78″ Dynamic AMOLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 12 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 120W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo iQOO 12 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF

960 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.78″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1260 × 2800 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1260 × 2800 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1425 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.3 GHz · Adreno 750

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

2,343,104

v11

GeekBench

6,953

Graphics test

GFXBench 102 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno 750

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.0

CPU layout

1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520

Camera

50 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.7

OIS

Telephoto

64 MP f/2.6

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.0

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50H, 1/1.28", 1.2µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 120 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

13:30h

Wired charging

120 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.9 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.9 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 4.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

5 g · 8.1 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

163.2 mm

Width

75.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

Weight

5 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 15

Wins on most 5 wins

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1260 × 2800 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Higher benchmark score

2.3M vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Flagship vs High-end tier

Better video capture

8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie

49% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 15 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Wins on most 5 wins

Sharper screen

1260 × 2800 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher benchmark score

2.3M vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Flagship vs High-end tier

Longer tested battery life

13h 30m vs 11h 27m active use · 120 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 168 g

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

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