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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Xiaomi |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2023-11-14 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.48 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 393 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 865 SM8250 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.76 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.88 | 6.56 |
| 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is way better than vivo iQOO 12 Pro, having an 86.6 score against 71.5. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version and vivo iQOO 12 Pro has Android 14. Despite being the best in this comparison review, we must highlight that it is also a notably older, thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a lot better performance than vivo iQOO 12 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Vivo iQOO 12 Pro counts with a much better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has a little bit larger screen, a higher 1440 x 3200 resolution and a better display pixel density.
The vivo iQOO 12 Pro counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a back-facing camera with much less MP, it also counts with a lot better video resolution, a lot bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a bigger aperture to take better low light images and video.
The vivo iQOO 12 Pro features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The vivo iQOO 12 Pro counts with just a little better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity.
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