iQOO 12 Pro Specs: The iQOO 12 Pro is the successor of the iQOO 11 Pro released a few months ago. It features the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and according to vivo/iQOO is one of the best affordable gaming phones you can buy.
In this article, I’ll share all the important details of the iQOO 12 Pro including its key specs, price, release date, and where and how you can buy the smartphone.
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iQOO 12 Pro Specifications
Display and Design
The vivo iQOO 12 Pro has a 6.78-inch E7 AMOLED display of 1440 x 3200px resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. Its display panel is an LTPO AMOLED panel that can auto-refresh. The display of the phone has a peak brightness of 3,000 nits and has features such as HDR10+, Dolby Vision, etc.
The front screen is made of Gorilla Glass and it has a glass back and its frame is made of aluminum. It has a punch hole on the screen that houses the selfie camera and a square rear camera module in the top left corner.
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Chipset and Performance
The performance of the iQOO 12 Pro is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset from Qualcomm. This is a 5G chipset that has octa-core processors with one prime core, five performance cores, and two efficiency cores.
The prime core of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset is the ARM Cortex-X4 with a speed of 3.3GHz. It also has five performance Cortex-A720 cores with a speed of 3.2GHz and two efficiency Cortex-A520 cores with a speed of 2.3GHz.
The processor in the iQOO 12 Pro is paired with the Adreno 750 GPU, a new ISP, and a new Neural Engine (AI engine). The chipset supports fast LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. Paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage.
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Camera: Photography and Video
iQOO 12 Pro has three rear cameras and a single front camera. The smartphone has a 50MP primary camera, a 64MP telephoto camera, a 50MP ultra-wide camera, and a 16MP front camera.
The primary camera has dual-pixel PDAF, Laser AF, and OIS features. The 64MP telephoto supports 3x optical zoom and the ultra-wide camera has an AF feature. The 16MP front camera can not record videos in 4K but the back cameras can.
Other camera features available in the iQOO 12 Pro are the Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, 8K video recording, AutoFocus, 4K video recording, gyro-EIS, HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, etc.
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Software and UI
The iQOO 12 Pro boots the Android 14 software based on vivo’s new OriginOS out of the box. vivo has promised at least three years of major software updates for the iQOO 12 Pro. The OriginOS allows for customization of the UI and also makes the UX of the phone good.
Battery and Charging Features
The battery inside the iQOO 12 Pro is a 5,100mAh battery with 120W wired. It supports 50W wireless and 10W reverse wireless charging. You can charge the battery of the iQOO 12 Pro from 0 to 100% in about 25 minutes using the 120W charger. The charger comes in the box including a SIM card ejector and use manual.
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Security
The primary security of the iQOO 12 Pro is the under-display optical fingerprint scanner. It also supports security systems like pattern, PIN, password, and Face Unlock. Available sensors include accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer, color spectrum, etc.
Other features of the iQOO 12 Pro are USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, NFC, Infrared port, Nano-SIM, and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), etc. The table below highlights the key specifications of the iQOO 12 Pro.
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iQOO 12 Pro Specs Table
| Display | 6.78-inch |
| Display Panel | LTPO AMOLED |
| Display Features | 144Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| GPU | Adreno 750 |
| CPU | octa-core |
| RAM | 16GB |
| Storage | 256GB/512GB/1TB |
| microSD Card | NO |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G |
| 3.5mm Jack | NO |
| Back Camera | 50MP + 64MP + 50MP |
| Front Camera | 16MP |
| Camera Features | PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, optical zoom, Dual-LED flash, HDR |
| Video Features | 8K and 4K video recording, gyro-EIS, HDR10+, HDR, |
| Audio | Stereo Speakers |
| Software | Android 14, OriginOS |
| Battery | 5,100 mAh |
| Wired Charging | 120W Fast charging |
| Wireless charging | YES(50W) |
| Reverse Charging | YES(10W) |
| Security | Fingerprint (under display, optical) |
| Water and Dustproof | IP68 dust/water resistant |
| Color | various |
| Price | $899 |
iQOO 12 Pro Price and Release Date
The iQOO 12 Pro price starts at CNY 4,999 (€642/$899) for the 16/256GB base model, goes up to CNY 5,499 (€707/$999) for the 16/512GB model, and tops out at CNY 5,999 (€770/$1099) for the 16GB/1TB model.
The iQOO 12 Pro smartphone will be released on November 11, 2023, in China by vivo. It’ll be available for purchase after its release and details of how to buy the iQOO 12 Pro will be available in the table below.
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| iQOO 12 Pro | Price | Storage |
| Buy on Giztop | $899 | 256GB |
