Vivo iQOO 12 vs Xiaomi 15 Ultra

Vivo
iQOO 12

Xiaomi
15 Ultra
At a glance
- Brand
- vivo
- Xiaomi
- Release date
- November 2023, 2 years 7 months ago
- February 2025, 1 years 4 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 3,999.00 ($ 582.94)
- € 1,499.00 ($ 1,754.98)
- AnTuTu
- 2.343.104 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 2.966.580 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.78"
- 6.73"
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2800 px UHD
- 1440 x 3200 px WQHD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 453 ppi Very high density
- 521 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Eye Care Display, 2160 Hz PWM, 1-144 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, 1920 Hz PWM, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Variable refresh rate 1 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 3200 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DC dimming, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Dragontrail Pro glass, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Xiaomi Longjing Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- CPU
- 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
- 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 3.3 GHz
- 4.32 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 750
- Adreno 830
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.69
- ƒ/ 1.6
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV50H
- Sony LYT-900
- Pixel size
- 1.20 µm
- 1.60 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.28"
- 1"
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 960 fps
- Yes, 1920 fps
- Features
- Tracking AF, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Tracking AF, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode, RAW 14 bits
Front camera
- Resolution
- 16 Mpx
- 32 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.45
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Sensor
- Samsung S5K3P9
- Omnivision OV32B
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.70 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 5410 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 120.0W
- Yes , 90.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- 80W wireless charging, 10W reverse charging
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 59h
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- UFS Storage 4.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.9 mm 163.2 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.3 mm 161.3 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 204 g
- 226 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Aluminium alloy , Ceramics , Titanium
- Colors
- Black White Red
- Black White Silver
- Water/dust resistance
- IP64
- IP68, IP69
- Usable surface
- 89 %
- 90 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake OriginOS 4 (Android 14)
- Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15)
- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 7 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), OBEX (OBject EXchange), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n84 (2100)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- CDMA BC1 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 4 microphones
- Barometer
- —
- Yes















