Google Pixel 9 vs Vivo iQOO 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Vivo iQOO 12 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 205g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 518ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9 and Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2424 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 518 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2700 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 89.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9
2225 nits
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 164.63 mm (6.48 in)
Width 72 mm (2.83 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.58 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9
87.1 %
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9 and Vivo iQOO 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 896 1536
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9
1832
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
2280
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9
4579
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
7034
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18322280
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)45797034
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6389n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9
1074252
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
2132894
CPU237029476415
GPU449828912996
Memory189059402578
UX198336340905
NanoReview Score10742522132894
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
16344
Stabilityn/a83 %
Graphics Testn/a97 fps
Graphics Scoren/a16344
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
13833
Writing scoren/a19927
Web scoren/a10134
Video editingn/a6427
Data manipulationn/a12291
NanoReview Scoren/a13833

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 19 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android Funtouch 15

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 27 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (12 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9
22:26
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing10:01 hn/a
Video Playback13:38 hn/a
Games05:41 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GNKOmnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.311/1.3
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.551/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9
161
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 9
150
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9
154
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom132n/a

Front camera

Matrix 105 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 20 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9
87.7 dB
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 810
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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