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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-11-14 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.48 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Cyber shade |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 3000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 12.76 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 3S is slightly better than the vivo iQOO 12 Pro, getting a 75.8 score against 71.5. These phones work with Android operating system, but nubia Red Magic 3S has newer 9.0 Pie version and vivo iQOO 12 Pro has Android 14 version. Nubia Red Magic 3S's design is older, thicker and just a bit heavier than the vivo iQOO 12 Pro.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a way better processing power than vivo iQOO 12 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The vivo iQOO 12 Pro features a much sharper screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because it has a little bit bigger display, a higher pixel density and a higher 1440 x 3200 resolution.
The vivo iQOO 12 Pro captures a bit better videos and photos than nubia Red Magic 3S, and although they both have the same 7680x4320 video resolution and a F1.7 aperture, the vivo iQOO 12 Pro also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs, a back camera with more mega-pixels and higher 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Nubia Red Magic 3S's storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as vivo iQOO 12 Pro's one, both of them have the same 256 GB internal memory. The vivo iQOO 12 Pro features a little better battery life than nubia Red Magic 3S, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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