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vivo Y12a vs vivo iQOO 9

vivo Y12a

vivo iQOO 9

vivo Y12a

vivo iQOO 9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, 150 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2021-06

2022-02
Status

2021-06

2022-03

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

164.4 mm

159.1 mm
Width

76.3 mm

75.1 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

8.6/8.7 mm
Weight

191 g

200/202 g
Colors

Black, Blue

Alpha, Legend, Phoenix

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

AMOLED
Physical size

6.51 inches

6.56 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

1080 x 2376 pixels
Pixel density

270 ppi

398 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

-

Scratch resistant
Display features

-

120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A53

Single-core 2.99 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.45 GHz Cortex-A53

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.80 GHz Kryo 680
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G
GPU

Adreno 505

Adreno 660
Memory RAM

3 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

256 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 3.1

OS
OS

Android 11, Funtouch 11

Android 12, Funtouch 12

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.2

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 25 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(telephoto) , 13 MP, f/2.5 , 50 mm, 2x optical zoom
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm
Primary camera resolution

-

8160 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Panorama

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/1.8

16 MP, f/2.5 , (wide) , 1/3.1" , 1.0 µm
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Unspecified
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

FM Radio

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

5000 mAh

4350 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Quick Charge

Yes, 120W(50% in 6 min, 100% in 18 min)
Reverse charging

Yes

-
Wireless reverse charging

-

Yes, 10W
Talk time 4G

-

14.1 h

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

1039906 (v9)
Geekbench(single-core)

171 (v5.4)

1211 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

830 (v5.4)

4198 (v5.2)

Cost
Price

140 USD

560 USD

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