Vivo’s sub-brand iQoo recently launched iQoo 12 in India. It is the first smartphone brand to adopt and bring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset-powered device to the country. The new smartphone is more advanced as it has received a major upgrade in design, internals and cameras. And to know how much better this year’s phone is compared to last year’s smartphone, we have compared iQoo 12 and iQoo 11 side by side. If you are planning to buy a feature-packed phone which also promises good gaming performance then you must read this comparison.
In This Article
Display
iQoo 12: 6.78-inch 1.5K AMOLED display
iQoo 11: 6.78-inch Samsung E6 AMOLED display
Processor
iQoo 12: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
iQoo 11: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU
Rear camera(s)
iQoo 12: Triple rear camera setup that includes a 1/1.3-inch 50-megapixel primary sensor (f/1.68 aperture), a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto (f/2.57 aperture and 100X digital zoom) and a 50-megapixel ultra wide-angle sensor (f/2.0 aperture)
iQoo 11: Triple rear camera set up includes 50MP Samsung GN5 primary sensor, a 13MP portrait sensor, and an 8MP ultra-wide sensor
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Selfie camera
iQoo 12: 16-megapixel front-facing camera
iQoo 11: 16MP camera sensor
RAM and Storage
iQoo 12: 12GB RAM with 256GB storage and 16GB RAM with 512GB internal storage
iQoo 11: 8GB RAM with 256GB storage and 16GB RAM with 256GB memory
Battery
iQoo 12: 5,000mAh battery
iQoo 11: 5,000mAh battery
Operating system
iQoo 12: OriginOS 4 on top of Android 14
iQoo 11: Funtouch OS 13 powered by Android 13
Price
iQoo 12: Rs 52,999
iQoo 11: Rs 51,999
Our Take
The iQOO 12 has undergone a significant design update, featuring flat sides and a new camera module. The device is now slimmer and lighter than its predecessor. Both the gaming smartphones have a 6.78-inch AMOLED display the only difference is the make the new gen. iQoo 12 comes with a 1.5K AMOLED display whereas the iQoo 11 adopts a Samsung E6 AMOLED display. However, both screen supports a refresh rate of 144Hz.
The device is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor with 3.3GHz peak clock speed and Adreno 750 GPU. The smartphone also comes equipped with a self-developed Q1 chip, promising efficient gaming performance.
In terms of optics, iQoo 12 cameras have also been refreshed featuring a bigger and better sensor. The telephoto offers 100X zoom instead of the previous 20X. Note that there was a portrait sensor on the iQoo 11 which has been replaced by the telephoto camera. The ultrawide camera has also been upgraded, there is a 50MP ultrawide camera with an f/2.0 aperture as opposed to the previous 8-megapixel.
Both phones pack a 5,000mAh battery which supports 120W fast charging.
iQ00 12 has received a significant upgrade this time. Also, there is hardly any price difference both the new and the older generation, so iQoo 12 is the clear winner.
