Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Vivo V70 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Vivo V70

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
78 out 100
Vivo V70
Xiaomi 12
Vivo V70

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Vivo V70, Manufactured in February, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. 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 Xiaomi 12
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 187g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Vivo V70
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Vivo V70
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:
Xiaomi 12
vs
Vivo V70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.28 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1260x2750 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
Vivo V70
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 157.52 mm (6.2 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 74.33 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 7.59 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Vivo V70
91 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Vivo V70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 1024 512
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Vivo V70
1364
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Vivo V70
4190
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17021364
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39774190
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a7958
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12], [Vivo V70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Vivo V70
1036813
CPU308025310368
GPU439066327879
Memory237645173509
UX212297225057
NanoReview Score11870331036813
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Vivo V70
n/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test52 fpsn/a
Graphics Score8751n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Vivo V70
n/a
Writing score14840n/a
Web score11534n/a
Video editing7452n/a
Data manipulation9643n/a
NanoReview Score12987n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:58 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Vivo V70
n/a
Web Browsing06:17 hn/a
Video Playback10:46 hn/a
Games04:42 hn/a
Standby Mode71 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.7
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length12 mm15 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Vivo V70
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Vivo V70
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Vivo V70
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 5.4
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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2021 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr February, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 500
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo V70 the clear winner in this comparison.

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