Honor X9a vs vivo iQOO 12

Honor X9a

vivo iQOO 12

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.81 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1260 x 2800 pixels
Pixel density

385 ppi

453 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

1073741824
Protection

3D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

144Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold

Single-core 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Penta-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 750
Internal storage

256 GB

256, 512, 1024 GB
Memory RAM

8 GB

12, 16 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 4.0

OS
OS

Android 12, Magic UI 6.1

Android 14, Funtouch 14 (global), OriginOS 4 (China)

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 8x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.7 , 1/1.3" , 1.2 µm, 23 mm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2

(periscope telephoto) , 64 MP, f/2.6 , 70 mm, 1/2.0" , 3x optical zoom
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm

(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.0 , 15 mm
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

8192 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital 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, contrast detection autofocus

HDR, Panorama

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, 802.11be
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.4
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes