Samsung Galaxy A73 5G vs vivo iQOO 12

Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

vivo iQOO 12

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8

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, 7, 28, 66 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

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Aluminium alloy
SIM

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

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

163.7 mm

163.2 mm
Width

76.1 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

8.1/8.4 mm
Weight

181 g

198.5/203.7 g
Waterproof

IP67 (1m and 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP67

-
Colors

Gray, Mint, White

Black, Red, White (BMW M branding)

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED+

AMOLED
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1260 x 2800 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

453 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

Infinity-O display, 120Hz

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

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670

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

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 670

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

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 750
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

12, 16 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 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) , 108 MP, f/1.8 , 0.8 µm, 10x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.7 , 1.2 µm, 23 mm, 1/1.3"
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 1.12 µm

(periscope telephoto) , 64 MP, f/2.6 , 70 mm, 1/2.0" , 3x optical zoom
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.0 , 15 mm
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

12000 x 9000 pixels

8192 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

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, 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

HDR, Panorama

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.5
Selfie camera resolution

6528 x 5480 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

HDR, Face unlock

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

v5.0

v5.4
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes (market dependent)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes