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Vivo V29 vs Xiaomi 12T

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Vivo V29
VS
66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
Vivo V29
Xiaomi 12T

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo V29 Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, 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 V29
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 202g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo V29 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:
Vivo V29
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 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo V29
992 nits
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 164.18 mm (6.46 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 74.37 mm (2.93 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.46 mm (0.29 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Red
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo V29
90.9 %
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Vivo V29 and Xiaomi 12T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 512 768
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo V29
1038
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo V29
3024
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10381209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30243544
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo V29], [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo V29
618023
Xiaomi 12T
844608
CPU209189261543
GPU137524203940
Memory136692181754
UX134618197371
NanoReview Score618023844608
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo V29
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 V29
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Writing scoren/a16185
Web scoren/a10678
Video editingn/a6831
Data manipulationn/a10178
NanoReview Scoren/a11924

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 25.5 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 14 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4600 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 No No
Fast Charging Yes (77% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo V29
21:42
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Web Browsing07:59 h08:33 h
Video Playback12:40 h12:21 h
Games05:21 h04:59 h
Standby Mode112 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 108 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 2 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/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.561/1.67
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/41/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo V29
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
120
Video quality
Vivo V29
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
127
Overall camera score
Vivo V29
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
115
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a67
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.47
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B19/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 category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo V29
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 530 600
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.

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