Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO 12 Pro and Xiaomi 15T Pro - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO 12 Pro vs Xiaomi 15T Pro

80 out 100
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
VS
90 out 100
Xiaomi 15T Pro
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
Xiaomi 15T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 12 Pro Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 15T Pro, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. 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 Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 518ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 210g
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 12 Pro and Xiaomi 15T 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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 15T Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 518 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.63 mm (6.48 in) 162.7 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.58 mm (0.34 in) 7.96 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red		 - Black
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
89.4 %
Xiaomi 15T Pro
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 12 Pro and Xiaomi 15T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3630 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 890
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
2280
Xiaomi 15T Pro
2731
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
7034
Xiaomi 15T Pro
8135
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22802731
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70348135
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20573
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 12 Pro], [Xiaomi 15T Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
2132894
Xiaomi 15T Pro
2718159
CPU476415601093
GPU9129961227523
Memory402578415530
UX340905474013
NanoReview Score21328942718159
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
16344
Xiaomi 15T Pro
n/a
Stability83 %n/a
Graphics Test97 fpsn/a
Graphics Score16344n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
13833
Xiaomi 15T Pro
n/a
Writing score19927n/a
Web score10134n/a
Video editing6427n/a
Data manipulation12291n/a
NanoReview Score13833n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
UI Skin Funtouch 15 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes n/a
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 13 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:36 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HOmnivision OVX9100
Sensor size1/1.31/1.31
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/3.0
Focal length70 mm115 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.01/2.76
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/3.06
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.44
Pixel size 1 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6.0
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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 810 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15T Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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