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vivo Pad5 Pro vs vivo iQOO Neo12

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

vivo Pad5 Pro
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vivo Pad5 Pro
vivo iQOO Neo12
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vivo iQOO Neo12

Overview

Display
vivo Pad5 Pro
13inch
IPS LCD · 144 Hz
2064 × 3096 · 286 PPI
vivo iQOO Neo12
6.83inch
AMOLED · 185 Hz
1440 × 3200 · 514 PPI
Chip
vivo Pad5 Pro
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 (3 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.63 GHz Cortex-X925 & 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720)
Immortalis-G925 · 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 Pad5 Pro
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 Pad5 Pro
13MP
8 MP selfie
4K video
vivo iQOO Neo12
50MP Main
8 MP Ultra Wide
16 MP selfie
8K video
Battery
vivo Pad5 Pro
12,050mAh
66 W wired
vivo iQOO Neo12
9,000mAh
100 W wired
Build
vivo Pad5 Pro
578g
289.6 × 198.3 × 6.6 mm
vivo iQOO Neo12
225g
163.4 × 75.9 × 8.5 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo Pad5 Pro
Wi-FiBluetooth 5.4NoUSB Type-C 3.2
vivo iQOO Neo12
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo Pad5 Pro

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 Pad5 Pro

Announced
2025, April 21
Status
Available. Released 2025, April 25

vivo iQOO Neo12

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

vivo Pad5 Pro

Dimensions
289.6 x 198.3 x 6.6 mm (11.40 x 7.81 x 0.26 in)
Weight
578 g or 635 g (1.27 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 Pad5 Pro

Type
IPS LCD, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10, 1200 nits (peak)
Size
13.0 inches, 503.2 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2064 x 3096 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~286 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 Pad5 Pro

OS
Android 15, OriginOS 5 HD
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.63 GHz Cortex-X925 & 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU
Immortalis-G925

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 Pad5 Pro

Card slot
No
Internal

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

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1 - 128GB only

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 Pad5 Pro

Single
13 MP
Features
LED flash, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p

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 Pad5 Pro

Single
8 MP
Video
1080p@30fps

vivo iQOO Neo12

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

vivo Pad5 Pro

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (8 speakers)
3.5mm jack
No

vivo iQOO Neo12

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo Pad5 Pro

WLAN
Yes
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 Pad5 Pro

Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity (accessories only)

vivo iQOO Neo12

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

vivo Pad5 Pro

Type
12050 mAh
Charging

66W 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 Pad5 Pro

Colors
Gray, Blue, White, Soft pink
Price
About 360 EUR

vivo iQOO Neo12

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

How the vivo Pad5 Pro and vivo iQOO Neo12 differ

  • The vivo Pad5 Pro has a larger battery, 12050 mAh against 9000 mAh on the vivo iQOO Neo12.
  • The vivo Pad5 Pro has the bigger screen, 13 inches against 6.83 inches.
  • The main cameras are 13 MP on the vivo Pad5 Pro and 50 MP on the vivo iQOO Neo12.
  • The vivo iQOO Neo12 is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.