Vivo iQOO 12 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
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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 Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 453ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
- Lighter design: 167g vs 198.5g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 453 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 3000 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7 % | 90.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.22 mm (6.43 in) | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) | 71.7 mm (2.82 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 7.2 mm (0.28 in) |
| Weight | 198.5 g (7 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Red |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 10 (1 + 3 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 6/2.75 (C1-Pro) - 3/3.25 (C1-Pro) - 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Samsung Xclipse 960 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 980 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 4014.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2237 | 3203 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6916 | 11056 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 27467 |
| CPU | 462657 | 1013874 |
| GPU | 902878 | 1351843 |
| Memory | 387756 | 414601 |
| UX | 334649 | 723784 |
| NanoReview Score | 2087940 | 3504102 |
| 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 |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | n/a | 29.5 GB |
| UI Skin | Funtouch 15 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (85% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:20 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:42 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 15:33 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:56 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8160x6120 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) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 67 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/3.94 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | No | 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 | 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 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19 | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
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 | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2023 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 625 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 879 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | No |
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