iQOO 12 Specs: vivo has released the iQOO 12 as the successor to the iQOO 11. It comes with a new chipset, a faster charging system, new camera sensors, more RAM, etc.

In this article, I’ll share all the details of the iQOO 12 including its key specs, price, release date, and where and how you can buy the smartphone.

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iQOO 12 Specifications

Display and Design

The vivo iQOO 12 has a 6.78-inch E7 AMOLED display of 1260 x 2800 pixels resolution with a 20:9 ratio and 453 ppi density. The display is an LTPO AMOLED panel that supports a 144Hz refresh rate. The display of the phone has a peak brightness of 3,000 nits and has features such as HDR10+, Dolby Vision, etc.

iQOO 12 Specs

The front screen is made of Gorilla Glass, 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 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 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. They are paired with up to 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage.

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Camera: Photography and Video

iQOO 12 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.

iQOO 12 Price in UK

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 are the Dual-LED flash, panorama, 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 boots the Android 14 software based on vivo’s new OriginOS out of the box (those outside China will get Funtouch 14 skin software). vivo has promised at least three years of major software updates for the iQOO 12. The OriginOS and Funtouch 14 allow for UI customization and also make the UX of the phone good.

Battery and Charging Features

The battery inside the iQOO 12 is a 4,880mAh battery with 120W wired. You can charge the battery of the iQOO 12 from 0 to 100% in about 20 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 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 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.

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iQOO 12 Specs Table

Display6.78-inch
Display PanelLTPO AMOLED
Display Features144Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision
ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPUAdreno 750
CPUocta-core
RAM12GB/16GB
Storage256GB/512GB/1TB
microSD CardNO
Network2G, 3G, 4G & 5G
3.5mm JackNO
Back Camera 50MP + 64MP + 50MP
Front Camera16MP
Camera FeaturesPDAF, Laser AF, OIS, optical zoom,
Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video Features8K and 4K video recording,
gyro-EIS, HDR10+, HDR,
AudioStereo Speakers
Software Android 14, OriginOS
Battery4,880 mAh
Wired Charging120W Fast charging
Wireless chargingN/A
Reverse ChargingN/A
SecurityFingerprint (under display, optical)
Water and DustproofUnspecified
ColorBlack, White, Red
Price$699

iQOO 12 Price and Release Date

The iQOO 12 price starts at $699 for the 16/256GB base model. The price for the iQOO 12 with 16/512GB and 16/1TB storage is $749 and $829 respectively. You can now buy the iQOO 12 from a local retail shop or online using the details in the table below.

The iQOO 12 smartphone was released in China by vivo in November 2023. It’s now available for purchase and details of how to buy the iQOO 12 is available in the table below.

Buy iQOO 12

iQOO 12PriceStorage
Buy on Giztop$699256GB

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