vivo iQOO 12 vs Xiaomi 15 Specs Comparison

Availability

Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - €999

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 2.99 x 0.32 inches 163.2 x 75.9 x 8.1 mm	6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 152.3 x 71.2 x 8.08 mm
Weight
7.19 oz / 203.7 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Red, White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.48% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 90.03% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3200 nits
Resolution
2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 453 PPI	2670x1200px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Dolby Vision

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	3175 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core
GPU
Adreno 750	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3053
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9261
3D Mark High
Untested	6220
3D Mark Low
Untested	4475

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5240 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 120.0W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

9h 49min

Gaming

11h 38min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 1.2 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 15 mm	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: Yes Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 70 mm	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: Yes Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

146

Overall

153

Photo

138

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Location
Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

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