Home Phone comparison Vivo X100 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12 - Which is better?

Vivo X100 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 12

88 out 100
Vivo X100 Ultra
VS
65 out 100
Apple iPhone 12
Vivo X100 Ultra
Apple iPhone 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X100 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo X100 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 517ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 229g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo X100 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12
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:
Vivo X100 Ultra
vs
Apple iPhone 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 517 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X100 Ultra
1783 nits
Apple iPhone 12
646 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a226 Hz
Response timen/a16 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 9.2 mm (0.36 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X100 Ultra
89.5 %
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X100 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X100 Ultra
2292
Apple iPhone 12
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X100 Ultra
7005
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22921941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70055008
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X100 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X100 Ultra
1985404
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
CPU454762310050
GPU786308323143
Memory395610173777
UX348724288345
NanoReview Score19854041095315
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X100 Ultra
16644
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stabilityn/a77 %
Graphics Testn/a45 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7601
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X100 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X100 Ultra
14201
Apple iPhone 12
n/a
Writing score18970n/a
Web score10974n/a
Video editing6450n/a
Data manipulation12481n/a
NanoReview Score14201n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 7 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 n/a

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X100 Ultra
22:58
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Web Browsing10:19 h08:00 h
Video Playback14:26 h12:09 h
Games05:35 h04:35 h
Standby Mode99 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/0.981/3.4
Pixel size1.6 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.7n/a
Focal length85 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony LYT-600n/a
Sensor size1/2.01/3.6
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
130
Overall camera score
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
117
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a60
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.6
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
140

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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
81.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X100 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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