Vivo iQOO 12 vs Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
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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 Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12
- Higher pixel density: 453ppi
- Lighter design: 198.5g vs 227g
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
- Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5800mAh vs 5000mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 16/512 GB - 24/1024 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.78 in |
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 453 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 3000 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 720 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 88 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 670 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.22 mm (6.43 in) | 163.8 mm (6.45 in) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) | 77 mm (3.03 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 198.5 g (7 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Red |
Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2237 | 3186 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6916 | 9990 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 25203 |
| CPU | 462657 | 644699 |
| GPU | 902878 | 1193082 |
| Memory | 387756 | 746778 |
| UX | 334649 | 534244 |
| NanoReview Score | 2087940 | 3118803 |
| Stability | 76 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 102 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 17059 | n/a |
| 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 |
- 16 GB - 24 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | n/a | 24 GB |
| UI Skin | Funtouch 15 | ROG UI |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (85% in 15 min) | Yes (76% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:20 h | 0:47 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:42 h | 13:09 h |
| Video Playback | 15:33 h | 19:36 h |
| Games | 05:56 h | 06:55 h |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | 121 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 120 fps (2160p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 32 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony Lytia LYT-700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | OmniVision OV32C |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | OmniVision OV13B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | OmniVision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes DP 1.4 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19 | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz |
| 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/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2023 yr | November, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2023 yr | November, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 625 | 1199 |
| 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 | Yes 65 W |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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