Vivo X100 Ultra vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X100 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Manufactured in July, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo X100 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4860mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Lighter design: 225g vs 229g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo X100 Ultra and Xiaomi 12S Ultra
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 517 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X100 Ultra
1783 nits
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a186 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 163.17 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 in) 74.92 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 9.2 mm (0.36 in) 9.06 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X100 Ultra
89.5 %
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X100 Ultra and Xiaomi 12S Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (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 Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X100 Ultra
2292
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X100 Ultra
7005
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22921458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70053970
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X100 Ultra
1985404
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
CPU454762331276
GPU786308485862
Memory395610182917
UX348724234174
NanoReview Score19854041234229
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X100 Ultra
16644
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Max Surface Temp.n/a49.2 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9860
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X100 Ultra
14201
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Writing score1897015792
Web score1097411773
Video editing64507444
Data manipulation124819984
NanoReview Score1420113365

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12
OS Size n/a 32 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4860 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X100 Ultra
22:58
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Web Browsing10:19 h08:46 h
Video Playback14:26 h13:01 h
Games05:35 h05:25 h
Standby Mode99 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
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) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/0.981/1
Pixel size1.6 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/4.1
Focal length85 mm120 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.41/2.0
Pixel size0.56 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.01/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Video quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Overall camera score
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a136

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Video quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- 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
LTE categoryn/a20
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
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
83.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 890
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 67 W
* 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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