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

Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus vs Xiaomi 12T Pro

83 out 100
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
VS
72 out 100
Xiaomi 12T Pro
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
Xiaomi 12T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Xiaomi 12T Pro, Manufactured in October, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 205g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6400mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T Pro
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

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
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Xiaomi 12T 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
vs
Xiaomi 12T Pro

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 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
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 Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
905 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
89.3 %
Xiaomi 12T Pro
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Xiaomi 12T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2226
Xiaomi 12T Pro
1793
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
7125
Xiaomi 12T Pro
4298
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22261793
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71254298
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus], [Xiaomi 12T Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2117738
Xiaomi 12T Pro
1321368
CPU509925363388
GPU852992480374
Memory394643222944
UX360178254662
NanoReview Score21177381321368

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2417 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 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 33 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 4 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 6400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
20:18
Web Browsingn/a08:18 h
Video Playbackn/a12:36 h
Gamesn/a05:04 h
Standby Moden/a94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12288x16384 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 240 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung HP1
Sensor size1/1.951/1.22
Pixel size0.7 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 Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
130
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
134
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
129
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a101
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/3.47
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.2
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
- NAVIC		 - 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 *NoYes
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/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 310 750
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 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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