Vivo iQOO Neo12 vs Google Pixel 11
90
out of 100
VS
81
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Vivo iQOO Neo12 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 28, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 3 months before. 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 Neo12
- Comes with 4015 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 4985 mAh
- Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 21% higher pixel density (510 vs 421 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 25W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Weighs 28 grams less
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.8:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 421 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2200 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 500 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Screen space comparison
iQOO Neo12
6.83″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Pixel 11
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray | Black, Green, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27103 | 6048 |
| Single-core score | 3800 | 2575 |
| Multi-core score | 12006 | 6027 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1115058 | 848037 |
| GPU | 1447437 | 271374 |
| Memory | 530517 | 297105 |
| UX | 948177 | 455981 |
| Total score | 4647154 | - |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#15th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 17 |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 | Stock Android |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 9000 mAh | 4985 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:17 hr | 1:19 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:46 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:05 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:38 hr |
| Standby | - | 86 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#150th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700C | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | - | 112 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.31 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.32 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Zoom | - | 137 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | October 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $630 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo iQOO Neo12 is definitely a better buy.
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