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vivo Y05e vs vivo iQOO Neo12

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo Y05e and the vivo iQOO Neo12, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

vivo Y05e
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vivo Y05e
vivo iQOO Neo12
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vivo iQOO Neo12

Overview

Display
vivo Y05e
6.74inch
IPS LCD · 90 Hz
720 × 1600 · 260 PPI
vivo iQOO Neo12
6.83inch
AMOLED · 185 Hz
1440 × 3200 · 514 PPI
Chip
vivo Y05e
Unisoc T7225 (12 nm)
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Mali-G52 MP1 · Android 16
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 Y05e
4GB RAM
64 GB storage
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
vivo iQOO Neo12
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo Y05e
8MP
5 MP selfie
1080p@30fps video
vivo iQOO Neo12
50MP Main
8 MP Ultra Wide
16 MP selfie
8K video
Battery
vivo Y05e
5,150mAh
15 W wired
vivo iQOO Neo12
9,000mAh
100 W wired
Build
vivo Y05e
199g
167.3 × 77 × 8.2 mm
IP64
vivo iQOO Neo12
225g
163.4 × 75.9 × 8.5 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo Y05e
4GWi-Fi 5Bluetooth 5.2Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
vivo iQOO Neo12
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo Y05e

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA, LTE

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 Y05e

Announced
2026, July
Status
Available. Released 2026, July

vivo iQOO Neo12

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

vivo Y05e

Dimensions
167.3 x 77 x 8.2 mm (6.59 x 3.03 x 0.32 in)
Weight
199 g (7.02 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)

MIL-STD-810H compliant*

* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

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 Y05e

Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 570 nits (HBM)
Size
6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 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 Y05e

OS
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Unisoc T7225 (12 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G52 MP1

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 Y05e

Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal

64GB 4GB RAM

eMMC 5.1

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 Y05e

Single
8 MP, f/2.0 (wide)
Features
LED flash, panorama
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 Y05e

Single
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
Yes

vivo iQOO Neo12

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

vivo Y05e

Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes

vivo iQOO Neo12

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo Y05e

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
No
Radio
FM radio
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 Y05e

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

vivo iQOO Neo12

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

vivo Y05e

Type
Li-Ion 5150 mAh
Charging

15W wired

Reverse wired

vivo iQOO Neo12

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 9000 mAh
Charging

100W wired, 44W UFCS, 55W PPS

Reverse wired

vivo Y05e

Colors
Teal, Black
SAR
1.14 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 120 EUR

vivo iQOO Neo12

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

How the vivo Y05e and vivo iQOO Neo12 differ

  • The vivo iQOO Neo12 has a larger battery, 9000 mAh against 5150 mAh on the vivo Y05e.
  • The vivo iQOO Neo12 has the bigger screen, 6.83 inches against 6.74 inches.
  • The vivo iQOO Neo12 offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 4 GB.
  • The main cameras are 8 MP on the vivo Y05e and 50 MP on the vivo iQOO Neo12.
  • The vivo iQOO Neo12 is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.