Vivo iQOO Z9 5G vs Xiaomi 12
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Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 12, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 452ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
- Lighter design: 180g vs 194.6g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.28 in |
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 452 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3 % | 89.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.72 mm (6.45 in) | 152.7 mm (6.01 in) |
| Width | 75.88 mm (2.99 in) | 69.9 mm (2.75 in) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) | 8.16 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 194.6 g (6.86 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | No |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max Frequency | 2630 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 650 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1130 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | 578.6 GFLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1191 | 1702 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3209 | 3977 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 4184 | n/a |
| CPU | 239086 | 308025 |
| GPU | 175677 | 439066 |
| Memory | 118258 | 237645 |
| UX | 179359 | 212297 |
| NanoReview Score | 712380 | 1187033 |
| Stability | n/a | 60 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 52 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 8751 |
| Writing score | n/a | 14840 |
| Web score | n/a | 11534 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7452 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9643 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12987 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| UI Skin | Funtouch OS 14 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 80 W | 67 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (87% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:39 h | 0:46 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 06:17 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 10:46 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:42 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 71 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | 1920 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 13 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 12 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | OmniVision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 69 |
| Zoom | n/a | 72 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | OmniVision OV32B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800 MHz | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B5/B8 | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B28B) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | December, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2024 yr | December, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 580 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 80 W | Yes 67 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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