Compare / vivo Pad SE vs vivo iQOO Neo12
vivo Pad SE vs vivo iQOO Neo12
A side-by-side comparison of the vivo Pad SE and the vivo iQOO Neo12, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
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vivo Pad SE
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vivo iQOO Neo12Overview
Display
vivo Pad SE
12.3inch
IPS LCD · 90 Hz
1600 × 2464 · 239 PPI
vivo iQOO Neo12
6.83inch
AMOLED · 185 Hz
1440 × 3200 · 514 PPI
Chip
vivo Pad SE
Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
Adreno 613 · 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 Pad SE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB · 256 GB storage
No card slot
vivo iQOO Neo12
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo Pad SE
5MP
5 MP selfie
Yes video
vivo iQOO Neo12
50MP Main
8 MP Ultra Wide
16 MP selfie
8K video
Battery
vivo Pad SE
8,500mAh
15 W wired
vivo iQOO Neo12
9,000mAh
100 W wired
Build
vivo Pad SE
559g
277.1 × 185.6 × 6.8 mm
vivo iQOO Neo12
225g
163.4 × 75.9 × 8.5 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo Pad SE
Wi-Fi 5Bluetooth 4.2NoUSB Type-C 2.0
vivo iQOO Neo12
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
Specifications
vivo Pad SE
- 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 Pad SE
- Announced
- 2025, April 21
- Status
- Available. Released 2025, April 25
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Announced
- 2026, October 28
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, October 28
vivo Pad SE
- Dimensions
- 277.1 x 185.6 x 6.8 mm (10.91 x 7.31 x 0.27 in)
- Weight
- 559 g or 569 g (1.23 lb)
- SIM
- No
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 Pad SE
- Type
- IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
- Size
- 12.3 inches, 445.8 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1600 x 2464 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~239 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 Pad SE
- OS
- Android 15, OriginOS 5 HD
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Adreno 613
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 Pad SE
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1
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 Pad SE
- Single
- 5 MP
- Features
- LED flash
- Video
- Yes
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 Pad SE
- Single
- 5 MP
- Video
- Yes
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Single
- 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
vivo Pad SE
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
- 3.5mm jack
- No
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
vivo Pad SE
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- Bluetooth
- 4.2, A2DP
- Positioning
- No
- NFC
- No
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, 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 Pad SE
- Sensors
- Accelerometer, proximity (accessories only)
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
vivo Pad SE
- Type
- 8500 mAh
- Charging
- 15W wired
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 9000 mAh
- Charging
100W wired, 44W UFCS, 55W PPS
Reverse wired
vivo Pad SE
- Colors
- Gray, Blue, Titanium
- Price
- About 120 EUR
vivo iQOO Neo12
- Colors
- Black, Blue, Gray
- Models
- V2618A
- Price
- About 570 EUR
How the vivo Pad SE and vivo iQOO Neo12 differ
- The vivo iQOO Neo12 has a larger battery, 9000 mAh against 8500 mAh on the vivo Pad SE.
- The vivo Pad SE has the bigger screen, 12.3 inches against 6.83 inches.
- The vivo iQOO Neo12 offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 8 GB.
- The main cameras are 5 MP on the vivo Pad SE and 50 MP on the vivo iQOO Neo12.
- The vivo iQOO Neo12 is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.