Home Phone comparison Vivo X200 Pro and Apple iPhone 12 - Which is better?

Vivo X200 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12

91 out 100
Vivo X200 Pro
VS
65 out 100
Apple iPhone 12
Vivo X200 Pro
Apple iPhone 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X200 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo X200 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 228g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

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 X200 Pro 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Vivo X200 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 452 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X200 Pro
2028 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 162.36 mm (6.39 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 75.92 mm (2.99 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 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
- Black
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X200 Pro
90.1 %
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X200 Pro and Apple iPhone 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 3630 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.63 (Cortex-X925)		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 890 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro
2848
Apple iPhone 12
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro
8363
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)28481941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)83635008
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24447n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X200 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X200 Pro
2647012
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
CPU600293310050
GPU1194784323143
Memory408283173777
UX443652288345
NanoReview Score26470121095315
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X200 Pro
18771
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stability55 %77 %
Graphics Test112 fps45 fps
Graphics Score187717601
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X200 Pro], [Apple iPhone 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X200 Pro
15826
Apple iPhone 12
n/a
Writing score24851n/a
Web score14035n/a
Video editing5794n/a
Data manipulation13748n/a
NanoReview Score15826n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 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 15 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 7 GB
UI Skin Funtouch OS 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 18 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X200 Pro
24:55
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Web Browsing12:47 h08:00 h
Video Playback16:41 h12:09 h
Games07:44 h04:35 h
Standby Mode85 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 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-818Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.281/3.4
Pixel size1.22 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/2.0f/2.4
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/3.6
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X200 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Vivo X200 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
130
Overall camera score
Vivo X200 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
117
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a60
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 20 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.42 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.64 μm n/a
Autofocus No 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 X200 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Vivo X200 Pro
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
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (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 No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X200 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
81.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 847 800
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 90 W n/a

Note

Vivo X200 Pro:

The black model is thinner (8.2) and lighter (223g).

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X200 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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