Vivo iQOO 12 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 12 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 13 mini, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2406mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
- Higher pixel density: 476ppi
- Lighter design: 141g vs 198.5g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 5.4 in |
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 453 ppi | 476 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 3000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 84.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 510 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.22 mm (6.43 in) | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 198.5 g (7 oz) | 141 g (4.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Red |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2237 | 2197 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6916 | 5164 |
| CPU | 462657 | 343735 |
| GPU | 902878 | 401697 |
| Memory | 387756 | 220509 |
| UX | 334649 | 314098 |
| NanoReview Score | 2087940 | 1280040 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.8 °C |
| Stability | 76 % | 79 % |
| Graphics Test | 102 fps | 53 fps |
| Graphics Score | 17059 | 8881 |
| Writing score | 21145 | n/a |
| Web score | 11036 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6543 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 12430 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 14522 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 12 GB |
| UI Skin | Funtouch 15 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2406 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (85% in 15 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:20 h | 1:24 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:42 h | 07:46 h |
| Video Playback | 15:33 h | 12:00 h |
| Games | 05:56 h | 04:28 h |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | 106 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 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) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 64 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 65 |
| Preview | n/a | 76 |
| Zoom | n/a | 65 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19 | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 625 | 700 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | n/a |
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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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