Samsung Galaxy A23 vs vivo iQOO 12

Samsung Galaxy A23

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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 38, 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, 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

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back

Aluminium alloy
SIM

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

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

164.5 mm

163.2 mm
Width

76.9 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

8.1/8.4 mm
Weight

195 g

198.5/203.7 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Peach, White

Black, Red, White (BMW M branding)

Display
Display type

TFT

AMOLED
Physical size

6.6 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2408 pixels

1260 x 2800 pixels
Pixel density

400 ppi

453 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

-

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

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold

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

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver

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

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPU

Adreno 610

Adreno 750
Memory RAM

4, 6, 8 GB

12, 16 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

256, 512, 1024 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

1 TB

-
Storage

-

UFS 4.0

OS
OS

Android 12, One UI 4.1

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

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.7 , 23 mm, 1/1.3" , 1.2 µm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 1/5" , 1.12 µm

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

(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.0 , 15 mm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 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, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase 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
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.4
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes