Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Vivo iQOO 12 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Vivo iQOO 12

68 out 100
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
VS
81 out 100
Vivo iQOO 12
Huawei Nova 13 Pro
Vivo iQOO 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12
    • Larger display: 6.78in
    • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
    • Lighter design: 198.5g vs 209g
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Huawei Nova 13 Pro 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
    NanoReview Score
    Overall score by NanoReview
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    Function
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    vs
    Vivo iQOO 12

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type OLED AMOLED
    Size 6.76 in 6.78 in
    Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
    Pixel density 449 ppi 453 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
    Max brightness 1150 nits 3000 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
    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)
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    n/a
    Vivo iQOO 12
    1414 nits

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 163.22 mm (6.43 in)
    Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
    Thickness 7.82 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
    Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 198.5 g (7 oz)
    Water resistance IP65 IP64
    Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Green
    - Purple    		 - White
    - Black
    - Red
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    90.2 %
    Vivo iQOO 12
    89.7 %

    Performance

    Testing Huawei Nova 13 Pro and Vivo iQOO 12 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
    Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3300 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
    Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
    - 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
    - 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)    		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
    - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
    - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
    Process SMIC TSMC
    Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
    Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 750
    GPU Cores 256 1536
    GPU Frequency 864 MHz 903-1000 MHz
    FLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    999
    Vivo iQOO 12
    2237
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    2948
    Vivo iQOO 12
    6916
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9992237
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29486916
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)3028n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 13 Pro], [Vivo iQOO 12]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    653311
    Vivo iQOO 12
    2087940
    CPU201142462657
    GPU107873902878
    Memory198055387756
    UX146241334649
    NanoReview Score6533112087940
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    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
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    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 12 GB - 12 GB
    - 16 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
    Channels 2 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    - 1024 GB    		- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    - 1024 GB
    Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 14 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
    UI Skin EMUI 14.2 Funtouch 15

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 100 W 120 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging Yes Yes
    Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (85% in 15 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:20 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Huawei Nova 13 Pro
    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 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
    Flash LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Optical Optical
    8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 112 ° 119 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 12 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.7
    Focal length23 mm23 mm
    Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50H
    Sensor sizen/a1/1.3
    Pixel sizen/a1.2 μm
    AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix12 MP64 MP
    Aperturef/2.4f/2.6
    Focal length69 mm70 mm
    Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
    Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
    Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
    StabilizationDigitalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
    Focal length16 mm15 mm
    Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
    Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
    Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 60 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
    Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
    Focal length 17 mm n/a
    Sensor Omnivision OV60A Samsung S5K3P9
    Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.1
    Pixel size 0.61 μm 1 μm
    Autofocus n/a No
    Stabilization Digital No
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 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
    - QZSS
    - NAVIC    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes 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 SupportYesYes

    Sound

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

    Other

    Class Mid-range Flagship
    Announced October, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
    Release Date October, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
    Launch Price ($) 520 625
    Sensors - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 120 W
    * 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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