Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO 13 and Vivo iQOO 12 Pro - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO 13 vs Vivo iQOO 12 Pro

91 out 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
80 out 100
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
Vivo iQOO 13
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Vivo iQOO 12 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2023 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 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 518ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 213g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 13 and Vivo iQOO 12 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Vivo iQOO 13
vs
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 518 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1400 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 89.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 13
1797 nits
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 164.63 mm (6.48 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 8.58 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and Vivo iQOO 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 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 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
2280
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
7034
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30702280
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96457034
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25231n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 13], [Vivo iQOO 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
2132894
CPU635739476415
GPU1237734912996
Memory460296402578
UX457187340905
NanoReview Score27909562132894
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
16344
Stabilityn/a83 %
Graphics Testn/a97 fps
Graphics Scoren/a16344
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 13], [Vivo iQOO 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
13833
Writing score2766419927
Web score1443610134
Video editing67856427
Data manipulation1396612291
NanoReview Score1796913833

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 120 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:32 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing14:22 hn/a
Video Playback17:57 hn/a
Games08:12 hn/a
Standby Mode129 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX921Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.6
Focal length46 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX816Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.511/2.0
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length15 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 28 mm n/a
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 810
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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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