Compare / vivo iQOO 15 vs vivo iQOO Neo12
vivo iQOO 15 vs vivo iQOO Neo12
A side-by-side comparison of the vivo iQOO 15 and the vivo iQOO Neo12, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
vivo iQOO 15
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - China
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94 SA/NSA - China
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
- 5G bands
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
vivo iQOO 15
- Announced
- 2025, October 20
- Status
- Available. Released 2025, October 20
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Announced
- 2026, October 28
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, October 28
vivo iQOO 15
- Dimensions
- 163.7 x 76.8 x 8.1 mm (6.44 x 3.02 x 0.32 in)
- Weight
- 215 g or 220 g (7.58 oz)
- Build
- Glass front, aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or glass back
- SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Color-changing rear panel (gray color only)
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Dimensions
- 163.4 x 75.9 x 8.5 mm (6.43 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
- Weight
- 225 g or 229 g (7.94 oz)
- Build
- Glass front, aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back or glass back
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Built-in cooling fan
vivo iQOO 15
- Type
- LTPO AMOLED1B colors144HzPWMDolby VisionHDR10+HDR Vivid1000 nits (typ)2600 nits (HBM)6000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.85 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1440 x 3168 pixels (~508 ppi density)
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Type
- AMOLED1B colors185HzHDR1000 nits (typ)2200 nits (HBM)
- Size
- 6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~514 ppi density)
vivo iQOO 15
- OS
- Android 16, up to 5 major OS updates, OriginOS 6
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
- GPU
- Adreno 840
vivo iQOO Neo12
- OS
- Android 17, OriginOS 7
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
- GPU
- Adreno 840
vivo iQOO 15
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.1
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.1
vivo iQOO 15
- Triple
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.6, 85mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
- Features
- LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video
- 8K, 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS
vivo iQOO 15
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm
- Features
- HDR
- Video
- 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Single
- 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
vivo iQOO 15
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
No
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Snapdragon Sound
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
vivo iQOO 15
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
- NFC
- Yes
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
vivo iQOO Neo12
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS
- NFC
- Yes
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
vivo iQOO 15
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
vivo iQOO 15
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
- Charging
100W wired, PPS, PD
40W wireless
Bypass charging
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 9000 mAh
- Charging
100W wired, 44W UFCS, 55W PPS
Reverse wired
vivo iQOO 15
- Colors
- AlphaLegendGrayGreenBlueApex
- Models
- I2501, V2505A
- Price
- About 700 EUR
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Colors
- Black, Blue, Gray
- Models
- V2618A
- Price
- About 570 EUR
vivo iQOO 15
- Performance
AnTuTu: 2973303 (v10), 3785250 (v11)
GeekBench: 10466 (v6)
3DMark: 7229 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1313 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -25.0 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 21:47h
vivo iQOO Neo12
Not listed for this device
How the vivo iQOO 15 and vivo iQOO Neo12 differ
- The vivo iQOO Neo12 has a larger battery, 9000 mAh against 7000 mAh on the vivo iQOO 15.
- The vivo iQOO 15 has the bigger screen, 6.85 inches against 6.83 inches.
- The vivo iQOO Neo12 is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.