Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo vs iQOO 12
70
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74
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on April 24, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 5 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 Z9 Turbo
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 12
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2333K versus 1805K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2177 and 1923 points
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 | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.72 mm (6.45 inches) | 163.22 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.88 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 194.9 g (6.87 oz) | 198.5 g (7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 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 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 10395 | 16186 |
| Single-core score | 1923 | 2177 |
| Multi-core score | 5179 | 6672 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 561691 | 643259 |
| GPU | 494831 | 818824 |
| Memory | 304465 | 348314 |
| UX | 444200 | 522888 |
| Total score | 1805187 | 2333285 |
| Samples | [22 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 93% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1077 | 1698 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 81% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 22 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4992 | 8555 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | 80% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3116 | 4912 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9868 | 11029 |
| Video editing | 6163 | 6533 |
| Photo editing | 26667 | 32389 |
| Data manipulation | 12299 | 11964 |
| Writing score | 14966 | 20920 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#187th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-12 (Art1452) | AnTuTu 11 | 1599837 |
| π 2026-07-25 (Plambi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1742157 |
| π 2026-05-26 (Kostelom42) | AnTuTu 11 | 1745140 |
| π 2026-03-20 (Alex777) | AnTuTu 11 | 1836521 |
| π 2026-03-18 (Subaru) | AnTuTu 11 | 1758061 |
Vivo iQOO 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-21 (AMIT RAKESH) | AnTuTu 12 | 2529668 |
| π 2026-08-29 (Τ΄Υ‘ΥΎΥ«Υ©) | AnTuTu 11 | 2342743 |
| π 2026-08-18 -> vadyamka | AnTuTu 11 | 2090139 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Gojo Satoru) | AnTuTu 11 | 2358558 |
| π 2026-06-21 (Armaan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2398289 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 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 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OriginOS 4 | OriginOS 6 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (85% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:39 hr | 0:20 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:42 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:33 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | - | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 64 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 15 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC08A3 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2024 | November 2023 |
| Release date | April 2024 | November 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $375 | $625 |
| Successor | - Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo | - Vivo iQOO 15 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO 12. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo.
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