Oppo F21 Pro 5G vs vivo iQOO 12

Oppo F21 Pro 5G

vivo iQOO 12

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 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, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 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
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), 800 Mbps download, 210 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Aluminium alloy
SIM

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

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

159.9 mm

163.2 mm
Width

73.2 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

8.1/8.4 mm
Weight

173 g

198.5/203.7 g
Waterproof

IPX4

-
Dust proof

IPX4

-
Build features

RGB ring lights around the cameras (notifications, charging progress)

-
Colors

Black, Rainbow

Black, Red, White (BMW M branding)

Display
Display type

AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.43 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1260 x 2800 pixels
Pixel density

409 ppi

453 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Schott Xensation glass

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

430 nits (typ), 600 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
Memory RAM

8 GB

12, 16 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

256, 512, 1024 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

1 TB

-
Storage

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.0

OS
OS

Android 12, ColorOS 12

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

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.7 , 79˚ , 26 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.7 , 23 mm, 1/1.3" , 1.2 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 89˚ , 1.75 µm

(periscope telephoto) , 64 MP, f/2.6 , 70 mm, 1/2.0" , 3x optical zoom
89˚ , (depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 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 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

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

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4500 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

SuperVOOC 3.0, 33W (31% in 15 min, 100% in 63 min)

Yes, 120W

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