Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14T and Vivo iQOO 12 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14T vs Vivo iQOO 12

78 out 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
81 out 100
Vivo iQOO 12
Xiaomi 14T
Vivo iQOO 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, vs Vivo iQOO 12, Manufactured in November, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 14T
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 198.5g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 12
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14T and Vivo iQOO 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:
Xiaomi 14T
vs
Vivo iQOO 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14T
1349 nits
Vivo iQOO 12
1414 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 163.22 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 198.5 g (7 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP64
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T
89.1 %
Vivo iQOO 12
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14T and Vivo iQOO 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
1402
Vivo iQOO 12
2237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
4410
Vivo iQOO 12
6916
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14022237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44106916
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14T
1351392
Vivo iQOO 12
2087940
CPU278150462657
GPU526726902878
Memory309549387756
UX236967334649
NanoReview Score13513922087940
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12
17059
Stabilityn/a76 %
Graphics Testn/a102 fps
Graphics Scoren/a17059
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Vivo iQOO 12
14522
Writing scoren/a21145
Web scoren/a11036
Video editingn/a6543
Data manipulationn/a12430
NanoReview Scoren/a14522

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 22 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Funtouch 15

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (85% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:49 h 0:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14T
21:55
Vivo iQOO 12
22:20
Web Browsing10:03 h08:42 h
Video Playback13:20 h15:33 h
Games05:09 h05:56 h
Standby Mode95 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.6
Focal length50 mm70 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.761/2.0
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length15 mm15 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/3.061/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T
130
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T
133
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14T
134
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview68n/a
Zoom140n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14T]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 25 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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 No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14T
91.4 dB
Vivo iQOO 12
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 549 625
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 120 W

Note

Xiaomi 14T:

The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 but lighter, weighing 193 grams.

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

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