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    iQOO 12 vs OnePlus 12: Specs Comparison

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    Michele Ingelido
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    A bunch of days ago, OnePlus officially launched its flagship: the OnePlus 12. It is a superior phone to the other recent flagship launched by the brand and it will officially go global in January 2024. Meanwhile, Vivo’s sub-brand came up with a very similar phone for the Asian market: the iQOO 12. A flagship killer headed to China and India with amazing specifications offered at a very affordable price. A lot of people are actually wondering which of these two phones are the best because they belong to the very same price range and it is hard to find big differences between them. Here you will find an in-depth comparison between the main specifications of the OnePlus 12 and the ones of the iQOO 12.

    Vivo iQOO 12 vs OnePlus 12

    Table of Contents

    Vivo iQOO 12 OnePlus 12
    DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 163.2 x 75.9 x 8.1 mm,
    198 g    		 163.3 x 75.8 x 9.2 mm,
    220 g
    DISPLAY 6.78 inches, 1260 x 2800 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED 6.82 inches, 1440 x 3168 pixels (Quad HD+), AMOLED
    PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, octa-core 3.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, octa-core 3.3 GHz
    MEMORY 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 16 GB RAM, 512 GB – 16 GB RAM, 1 TB 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 16 GB RAM, 512 GB – 16 GB RAM, 1 TB – 24 GB RAM, 1 TB
    SOFTWARE Android 14, Funtouch OS or OriginOS Android 14, OxygenOS
    CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e and Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS
    CAMERA Triple 50 + 64 + 50 MP, f/1.7 + f/2.6 + f/2.0
    Single 16 MP f/2.5 front camera    		 Triple 50 + 64 + 48 MP, f/1.6 + f/2.6 + f/2.2
    32 MP f/2.4 front camera
    BATTERY 5000 mAh, Fast charging 120W 5400 mAh, fast charging 100W, fast wireless charging 50W
    ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM, IP68 certification, IP64 certification 5G, dual SIM, IP65 certification, reverse wireless charging, eSIM

    Design

    The most different thing between these two phones is definitely the design. You can notice it immediately by looking at their camera modules. The OnePlus 12 is definitely more original and elegant, with a camera module placed on the left, while its rival has a camera module placed in the middle and with bigger dimensions. Both phones come with very narrow bezels around the display, but the iQOO 12 is actually more compact because it packs a smaller screen. Both phones feature the IP64 certification making them dust resistant and splash resistant, and they are also built with premium materials including a glass back and an aluminum frame.

    Display

    The display of the OnePlus 12 is actually superior to the one found on the iQOO 12. First of all, it has a higher Quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 3168 pixels pixels, that means a higher level of detail. As already mentioned, it also comes with a wider diagonal, 6.82 inches instead of just 6.78 inches. Last but not least, it has a very high peak brightness of 4500 nits. And it supports the Dolby Vision standard. It also comes with a sturdier Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection by Corning. For the rest, it is not so different from the display of its rival, with a 120 Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ certification, and a centrally-placed punch hole. The iQOO 12 has a better display for gamers since it comes with a higher 144 Hz refresh rate, and this is its only advantage. It is a more compact phone because it has a smaller display, but this does not impact the image quality. It comes with a 6.78-inch diagonal and a 1.5K resolution.

    Specs & Software

    Both phones are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform, currently the best one released by Qualcomm. It is an octa-core chipset built with a 4 nm production process and composed of three different cluster including a Cortex X4 CPU running at a max frequency of 3.3 GHz, five Cortex A720 CPUs running at 3.2 GHz, two Cortex A520 CPUs and an Adreno 750 GPU. Alongside the chipset, the OnePlus 12 offers the highest quantity of RAM: up to 24 GB, paired with 1 TB of UFS 4.0 native storage. The iQOO 12 still comes with an internal storage of up to 1 TB, but the RAM stops at 16 GB. Both handsets run Android 14 out of the box, but with different user interfaces on tow: Funtouch OS or Origin OS for the iQOO, and OxygenOS or ColorOS for the OnePlus.

    Camera

    The camera hardware of the iQOO 12 is slightly better than the one found on its rival. It has a triple camera including a main 50 MP sensor with OIS, a 64 MP periscope camera, and another 50 MP sensor but for ultrawide shots. You can get the same with the OnePlus 12, but with a 48 MP ultrawide shooter: this is the only important difference on the rear side. On the other hand, the OnePlus 12 has a better front camera with a 32 MP resolution instead of just 16 MP.

    Battery

    The OnePlus 12 has a bigger battery with a capacity of 5400 mAh and it is the only one with wireless charging, while the iQOO 12’s battery has a 5000 mAh capacity and it charges faster with a power of 120W instead of just 100W.

    Price

    The iQOO 12 starts from $600 or €550 in Asia, and the OnePlus 12 costs slightly more. Which one would you pick?

    Vivo iQOO 12 vs OnePlus 12: PRO and CONS

    OnePlus 12

    PRO

    • Wider display
    • Better display
    • Bigger battery
    • More RAM

    CONS

    • Dimensions

    Vivo iQOO 12

    PRO

    • More compact
    • Better ultrawide camera
    • More affordable
    • Faster charging

    CONS

    • Limited availability

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