Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance and Xiaomi 12T - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance vs Xiaomi 12T

80 out 100
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
VS
66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
Xiaomi 12T

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 12T, Manufactured in October, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra. 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 Z9 Turbo Endurance
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6400mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance and Xiaomi 12T
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:
iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
vs
Xiaomi 12T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.7 mm (6.44 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
89.3 %
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance and Xiaomi 12T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Adreno 735 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
1945
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
5074
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19451209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50743544
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance], [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
1574969
Xiaomi 12T
844608
CPU405343261543
GPU542479203940
Memory326314181754
UX300833197371
NanoReview Score1574969844608
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
5860
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5860
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Writing scoren/a16185
Web scoren/a10678
Video editingn/a6831
Data manipulationn/a10178
NanoReview Scoren/a11924

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 25.5 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 6400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 120 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time 0:43 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Web Browsingn/a08:33 h
Video Playbackn/a12:21 h
Gamesn/a04:59 h
Standby Moden/a109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.951/1.67
Pixel size0.8 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorGalaxyCore GC08A3Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/41/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
120
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
127
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
115
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a67
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/3.47
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3
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 No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 260 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance the clear winner in this comparison.

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