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Vivo iQOO 12 vs Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)

81 out 100
Vivo iQOO 12
VS
84 out 100
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
Vivo iQOO 12
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 12 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China), Manufactured in November, 2024 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 Vivo iQOO 12
  • Lighter design: 198.5g vs 199g
Reasons to choose Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 5000mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 12 and Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
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:
Vivo iQOO 12
vs
IQOO Neo 10 (China)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-144 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 12
1414 nits
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.22 mm (6.43 in) 162.92 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 198.5 g (7 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP64 n/a
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 12
89.7 %
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 12 and Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3300 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 903-1000 MHz n/a
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 12
2237
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
2257
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 12
6916
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
6925
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22372257
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69166925
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a16117
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 12], [Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 12
2087940
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
2164911
CPU462657514385
GPU902878859325
Memory387756447068
UX334649344133
NanoReview Score20879402164911
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 12
17059
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
Stability76 %n/a
Graphics Test102 fpsn/a
Graphics Score17059n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 12
14522
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
Writing score21145n/a
Web score11036n/a
Video editing6543n/a
Data manipulation12430n/a
NanoReview Score14522n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4800 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 OriginOS 5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6100 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (85% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 0:20 h 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 12
22:20
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
n/a
Web Browsing08:42 hn/a
Video Playback15:33 hn/a
Games05:56 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
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 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX921
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.1
Pixel size 1 μm 1 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 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B34/B38/B39/B40)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr November, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr November, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 625 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 399
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 120 W

Note

Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China):

Chinese model features an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner","global version uses an optical one.","Chinese version has sealed speakers","global model uses standard stereo speakers.

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

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