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Vivo iQOO 13 vs iQOO 12

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Vivo iQOO 13 vs iQOO 12

93 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 13
VS
85 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 12
Vivo iQOO 13
Vivo iQOO 12

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch Vivo iQOO 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 30, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
  • Shows 36% longer battery life (30:28 vs 22:20 hours)
  • Comes with 1150 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 5000 mAh
  • Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (1818 against 1438 nits)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2790K versus 2087K)
  • 13% higher pixel density (510 vs 453 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3070 and 2237 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 12
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO 13 and iQOO 12 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO 13
vs
iQOO 12

Display

TypeAMOLEDAMOLED
Size6.82 inches6.78 inches
Resolution1440 x 3168 pixels1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI510 ppi453 ppi
Refresh rate144 Hz144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes
Max rated brightness1400 nits3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR3000 nits -
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate360 Hz -
Screen protectionTempered glassTempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio89.6%89.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
iQOO 13+26%
1818 nits
iQOO 12
1438 nits

Design and build

Height163.5 mm (6.44 inches)163.22 mm (6.43 inches)
Width76.7 mm (3.02 inches)75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness8.13 mm (0.32 inches)8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight213 g (7.51 oz)198.5 g (7 oz)
WaterproofIP69IP64
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Silver, GreenWhite, Black, Red
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO 13
89.6%
iQOO 12
89.7%

Performance

Tests of Vivo iQOO 13 and Vivo iQOO 12 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock4320 MHz3300 MHz
CPU cores8 (2 + 6)8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 12 MB
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process3 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonHexagon
GraphicsAdreno 830Adreno 750
GPU shading units15361536
GPU clock1100 MHz903 MHz
FLOPS~3379.2 GFLOPS~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 13+37%
3070
iQOO 12
2237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO 13+39%
9645
iQOO 12
6916
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
iQOO 13+34%
2790956
iQOO 12
2087940
CPU635739462657
GPU1237734902878
Memory460296387756
UX457187334649
Total score27909562087940
Samples[4 tests][12 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability - 76%
Graphics test - 101 FPS
Graphics score - 17014
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11036
Video editing - 6553
Photo editing - 33223
Data manipulation - 11964
Writing score - 21214

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB12, 16 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock5333 MHz -
Channels24
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROMFuntouch 15Funtouch 15

Battery

Capacity6150 mAh5000 mAh
Max charge power120 W120 W
Battery typeSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)Li-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingNo No
Reverse chargingNoYes
Fast chargingYes (91% in 30 min)Yes (85% in 15 min)
Full charging time0:32 hr0:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing14:22 hr08:42 hr
Watching video17:57 hr15:33 hr
Gaming08:12 hr05:56 hr
Standby129 hr98 hr
General battery life
iQOO 13+36%
30:28 hr
iQOO 12
22:20 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 2xOptical, 3x
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 30FPS
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (1080p)960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens119°119°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX921Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.3"
Pixel size1 micron1.2 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.6
Focal length46 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX816Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.51"1/2.0"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.7 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length - 15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.76"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.64 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4608 x 3456
Aperturef/2.5f/2.5
SensorGalaxyCore GC32E1Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size1/3.1"1/3.1"
Pixel size0.7 micron1 micron
AutofocusNoNo
StabilizationDigitalNo
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)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 version5.45.4
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes -
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesYes
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandbyStandby
eSIM support*NoNo
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedOctober 2024November 2023
Release dateNovember 2024November 2023
Launch price$650$625
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 120 WYes, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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