Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Vivo iQOO 12 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Vivo iQOO 12

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
VS
81 out 100
Vivo iQOO 12
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Vivo iQOO 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), 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 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 198.5g vs 232g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

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 Samsung Galaxy S24 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S24 Ultra
vs
Vivo iQOO 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 501 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2600 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
Vivo iQOO 12
1414 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)480 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 163.22 mm (6.43 in)
Width 79 mm (3.11 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 198.5 g (7 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP64
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %
Vivo iQOO 12
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Vivo iQOO 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (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 750 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Vivo iQOO 12
2237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Vivo iQOO 12
6916
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22712237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71196916
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Vivo iQOO 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
Vivo iQOO 12
2087940
CPU432608462657
GPU801870902878
Memory418926387756
UX301299334649
NanoReview Score19547032087940
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Vivo iQOO 12
17059
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °Cn/a
Stability59 %76 %
Graphics Test96 fps102 fps
Graphics Score1605617059
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Vivo iQOO 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Vivo iQOO 12
14522
Writing score2259021145
Web score1832511036
Video editing80006543
Data manipulation1592112430
NanoReview Score1802914522

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 Funtouch 15

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes (85% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Vivo iQOO 12
22:20
Web Browsing10:18 h08:42 h
Video Playback18:00 h15:33 h
Games05:51 h05:56 h
Standby Mode122 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 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
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.31/1.3
Pixel size0.6 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.6
Focal length111 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX854Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.521/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX564Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.551/2.76
Pixel size1.4 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom145n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) 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 5.3 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 DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category2020
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
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
93 dB
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 625
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

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

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