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vivo IQOO Pad5 vs vivo iQOO Neo12

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo IQOO Pad5 and the vivo iQOO Neo12, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

vivo IQOO Pad5
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vivo IQOO Pad5
vivo iQOO Neo12
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vivo iQOO Neo12

Overview

Display
vivo IQOO Pad5
12.1inch
IPS LCD · 144 Hz
1968 × 2800 · 283 PPI
vivo iQOO Neo12
6.83inch
AMOLED · 185 Hz
1440 × 3200 · 514 PPI
Chip
vivo IQOO Pad5
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
Immortalis-G720 MC12 · Android 15
vivo iQOO Neo12
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
Adreno 840 · Android 17
Memory
vivo IQOO Pad5
8 / 12 / 16GB RAM
128 GB · 256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
vivo iQOO Neo12
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo IQOO Pad5
8MP
5 MP selfie
1080p@30fps video
vivo iQOO Neo12
50MP Main
8 MP Ultra Wide
16 MP selfie
8K video
Battery
vivo IQOO Pad5
10,000mAh
44 W wired
vivo iQOO Neo12
9,000mAh
100 W wired
Build
vivo IQOO Pad5
590g
266.4 × 192 × 6.6 mm
vivo iQOO Neo12
225g
163.4 × 75.9 × 8.5 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo IQOO Pad5
Wi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NoUSB Type-C 3.2
vivo iQOO Neo12
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo IQOO Pad5

Technology
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
N/A
3G bands
N/A
4G bands
N/A
GPRS
No
EDGE
No

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 Pad5

Announced
2025, May 20
Status
Available. Released 2025, May 20

vivo iQOO Neo12

Announced
2026, October 28
Status
Available. Released 2026, October 28

vivo IQOO Pad5

Dimensions
266.4 x 192 x 6.6 mm (10.49 x 7.56 x 0.26 in)
Weight
590 g (1.30 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM

No

Stylus support

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 Pad5

Type
IPS LCD, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10, 900 nits (peak)
Size
12.1 inches, 444.4 cm2 (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1968 x 2800 pixels (~283 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 Pad5

OS
Android 15, OriginOS 5 HD
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU
Immortalis-G720 MC12

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 Pad5

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

UFS 3.1 - 128GB

UFS 4.1 - 256/512GB

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 Pad5

Single
8 MP
Features
LED flash
Video
1080p@30fps

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 Pad5

Single
5 MP
Video
1080p@30fps

vivo iQOO Neo12

Single
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps

vivo IQOO Pad5

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (6 speakers)
3.5mm jack
No

vivo iQOO Neo12

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo IQOO Pad5

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Unspecified
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, magnetic connector

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 Pad5

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity (accessories only), gyro

vivo iQOO Neo12

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

vivo IQOO Pad5

Type
10000 mAh
Charging

44W wired, PD

5W reverse wired

vivo iQOO Neo12

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 9000 mAh
Charging

100W wired, 44W UFCS, 55W PPS

Reverse wired

vivo IQOO Pad5

Colors
Gray, Green, Silver
Price
About 290 EUR

vivo iQOO Neo12

Colors
Black, Blue, Gray
Models
V2618A
Price
About 570 EUR

How the vivo IQOO Pad5 and vivo iQOO Neo12 differ

  • The vivo IQOO Pad5 has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 9000 mAh on the vivo iQOO Neo12.
  • The vivo IQOO Pad5 has the bigger screen, 12.1 inches against 6.83 inches.
  • The main cameras are 8 MP on the vivo IQOO Pad5 and 50 MP on the vivo iQOO Neo12.
  • The vivo iQOO Neo12 is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.