VIVO IQOO 12

 IQOO 12

 

The iQOO 12 is now official in India serving as the first phone to launch with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in the country. The device will be available in Alpha Black and Legend White colors with the latter sporting the BMW Motorsport branding.

Open sales start on December 14 at 12 noon from Amazon India but iQOO Priority Pass users INR 999 (refundable) can snag the phone a day earlier on December 12.

The 12/256GB trim is priced at INR 52,999 ($635) while the 16/512GB trim is INR 57,999 ($695). HDFC and ICICI bank card owners can avail INR 3,000 instant discounts and vivo is also offering INR 3,000 exchange bonus for non-vivo phones and INR 5,000 for iQOO/vivo devices.

The iQOO 12 is the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 smartphone to enter our labs. It's not like we didn't tease it numerous times during the past week with camera samples, benchmarks, and software bits.

The iQOO 12 is an attractive-looking device - it has the design to impress, be it the Legend (BMW, White) or the Alpha (Black) version. The phone is IP64-rated for complete dust and heavy splash resistance.

    

    The standard iQOO 12 has a brilliant 6.78-inch E7 AMOLED panel of 1280p resolution and              dynamic 144Hz refresh rate. There is also support for 10-bit color depth, HDR10+ streaming and a         peak brightness up to 3,000 nits!

iQOO advertises the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip as properly cooled with a large vapor chamber for excellent heat dissipation and sustained performance. We will see about that!

The iQOO 12 has an interesting camera of flagship origin at the back. There is a large 50MP primary with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide with autofocus, and a 64MP camera behind a periscopic lens with OIS for 3x optical zoom and up to 10x lossless zoom. Just like vivo's phones, this iQOO 12 camera supports Vivid and Natural color options for the cameras and introduces a new one - Cinematic.

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH	Announced	2023, November 07
	Status	Available. Released 2023, December 12

BODY	Dimensions	164.6 x 75.4 x 8.6 mm or 8.8 mm
	Weight	205 g or 210 g (7.23 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

DISPLAY	Type	LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
	Size	6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)

PLATFORM	OS	Android 14, Funtouch 14 (International), OriginOS 4 (China)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
	GPU	Adreno 750

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
		UFS 4.0

MAIN CAMERA	Triple	50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, ulti-directional PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), AF
	Features	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
	Features	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No
		32-bit/384kHz audio

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
	Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum

BATTERY	Type	5100 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	120W wired 50W wireless 10W reverse wireless

MISC	Colors	Black, Red, White (BMW M branding)
	Models	V2329A
	Price	Starting 52999/-