Vivo iQOO 12 Pro vs Asus ROG Phone 8
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on November 7, 2023, against the Asus ROG Phone 8, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
- 34% higher pixel density (518 vs 388 PPI)
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 65W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Weighs 20 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 8
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 518 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 164.63 mm (6.48 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.58 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Red | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 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 |
- 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 | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 2280 | 2260 |
| Multi-core score | 7034 | 7019 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 728229 | 679030 |
| GPU | 796294 | 743055 |
| Memory | 409678 | 334216 |
| UX | 499136 | 557010 |
| Total score | 2433337 | 2313311 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 88% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1615 | 1708 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 72% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 26 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8190 | 8671 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 77% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4525 | 5205 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10146 | 23055 |
| Video editing | 6433 | 9019 |
| Photo editing | 31181 | 46533 |
| Data manipulation | 12232 | 19145 |
| Writing score | 19999 | 25533 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (153rd and 192nd place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
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Asus ROG Phone 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-23 (PratamaXD07) | AnTuTu 11 | 2313311 |
| π 2026-03-26 -> Vancy | AnTuTu 11 | 2485113 |
| π 2025-10-07 (Daniyal) | AnTuTu 11 | 2245389 |
| π 2025-08-27 (Cinamon) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2201 / 6753 |
| π 2024-10-04 (Bluefinder79) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2260 / 7019 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 |
| ROM | Funtouch 15 | ROG UI |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:39 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (2160p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 32 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23.8 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-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 version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2023 | January 2024 |
| Release date | November 2023 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $810 | $1099 |
| Successor | - | - Asus ROG Phone 9 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 65 W |
Further details
Notes on ROG Phone 8:
- Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO 12 Pro. But if the sound is more of a priority β go for the Asus ROG Phone 8.
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