Vivo X100 vs iQOO 12
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo X100 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9300) that was released on November 13, 2023, against the Vivo iQOO 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 X100
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 12
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
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 | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 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 | 164.05 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.22 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.19 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 198.5 g (7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Red | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.25 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) | MediaTek NPU 790 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G720 MC12 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 15081 | 16186 |
| Single-core score | 2186 | 2177 |
| Multi-core score | 7422 | 6672 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 740213 | 643259 |
| GPU | 789881 | 818824 |
| Memory | 362038 | 348314 |
| UX | 555582 | 522888 |
| Total score | 2447714 | 2333285 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 50% | 93% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1877 | 1698 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 53% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 32 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 30 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 26 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7740 | 8555 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 41% | 80% |
| Graphics test | 28 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4700 | 4912 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11741 | 11029 |
| Video editing | 5651 | 6533 |
| Photo editing | 28882 | 32389 |
| Data manipulation | 12096 | 11964 |
| Writing score | 22861 | 20920 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (141st and 178th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X100
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-29 (Bhumit) | AnTuTu | 2262755 |
| π 2026-08-08 (holu096) | GeekBench CPU | 2186 / 7422 |
| π 2026-08-08 (holu096) | AnTuTu | 2517701 |
| π 2026-06-17 (lnz) | GeekBench CPU | 2253 / 7347 |
| π 2026-06-17 (lnz) | AnTuTu | 2447714 |
Vivo iQOO 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-29 (Τ΄Υ‘ΥΎΥ«Υ©) | AnTuTu | 2342743 |
| π 2026-08-18 -> vadyamka | AnTuTu | 2090139 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Gojo Satoru) | AnTuTu | 2358558 |
| π 2026-06-21 (Armaan) | AnTuTu | 2398289 |
| π 2026-04-28 (Nitesh) | AnTuTu | 2368420 |
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 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Funtouch 15 | OriginOS 6 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 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 11 min) | Yes (85% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 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 | Optical, 3x | 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 | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX920 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.49" (β 0.67 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGD2 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | 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 | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2023 | November 2023 |
| Release date | November 2023 | November 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $569 | $625 |
| Successor | - Vivo X300 | - 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, 120 W | Yes, 120 W |
Further details
Notes on Vivo X100:
- The top version with 16 GB of RAM comes with LPDDR5T memory type, while the others utilize LPDDR5X.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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