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Honor X8c vs Vivo iQOO 12

61 out 100
Honor X8c
VS
81 out 100
Vivo iQOO 12
Honor X8c
Vivo iQOO 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X8c Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Vivo iQOO 12, Manufactured in November, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor X8c
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 198.5g
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X8c and Vivo iQOO 12
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X8c
vs
Vivo iQOO 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2800 nits 3000 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X8c
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12
1414 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.05 mm (6.34 in) 163.22 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.55 mm (2.94 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.12 mm (0.28 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 198.5 g (7 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP64
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8c
90.2 %
Vivo iQOO 12
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Honor X8c and Vivo iQOO 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 319.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8c
470
Vivo iQOO 12
2237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8c
1543
Vivo iQOO 12
6916
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4702237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15436916
Geekbench Compute (GPU)383n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X8c], [Vivo iQOO 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X8c
346035
Vivo iQOO 12
2087940
CPU103546462657
GPU43571902878
Memory122602387756
UX76316334649
NanoReview Score3460352087940
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X8c
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12
17059
Stabilityn/a76 %
Graphics Testn/a102 fps
Graphics Scoren/a17059
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor X8c
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12
14522
Writing scoren/a21145
Web scoren/a11036
Video editingn/a6543
Data manipulationn/a12430
NanoReview Scoren/a14522

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 Funtouch 15

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (85% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 0:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor X8c
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12
22:20
Web Browsingn/a08:42 h
Video Playbackn/a15:33 h
Gamesn/a05:56 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.671/1.3
Pixel size0.64 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase 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
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr November, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 305 625
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W Yes 120 W

Note

Honor X8c:

The ABR-LX1\/ABR-LX2 models come with an older version Bluetooth 5.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO 12 the clear winner in this comparison.

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