Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Vivo iQOO 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Vivo iQOO 12, 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 Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 198.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2500 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.9 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1460 nits
Vivo iQOO 12
1414 nits
sRGB gamut97.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)239 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.1 mm (6.34 in) 163.22 mm (6.43 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 198.5 g (7 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP64
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Gray
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
92.9 %
Vivo iQOO 12
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Vivo iQOO 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
- 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 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1945
Vivo iQOO 12
2237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
5163
Vivo iQOO 12
6916
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19452237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51636916
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9946n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1565552
Vivo iQOO 12
2087940
CPU390171462657
GPU540712902878
Memory366039387756
UX268630334649
NanoReview Score15655522087940
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12
17059
Stabilityn/a76 %
Graphics Testn/a102 fps
Graphics Scoren/a17059
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
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
- 16 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 74 GB n/a
UI Skin Hello UI Funtouch 15

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (81% in 15 min) Yes (85% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 0:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
22:32
Vivo iQOO 12
22:20
Web Browsing08:41 h08:42 h
Video Playback15:30 h15:33 h
Games05:36 h05:56 h
Standby Mode102 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual 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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 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/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HOmnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.31/1.3
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.6
Focal length72 mm70 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BOmnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/21/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length12 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
150
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
134
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
146
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview77n/a
Zoom147n/a

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung JNS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
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 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
83.6 dB
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 625
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 125 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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