Screen size
iQOO 12Winner: 6.8"+2.8%
iQOO 15R6.6"
Quick verdict
iQOO 15R leads the measured specs 8-5.
Measured wins
iQOO 12
5
spec wins
Ties
10
equal specs
iQOO 15R
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
iQOO 12
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
iQOO 15R
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iQOO 12
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
iQOO 15R
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iQOO 12
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1x
iQOO 15R
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
iQOO 12
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - China
Resolution
Refresh rate
equal specsPeak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsiQOO 15R
LTE
5G bands
iQOO 12
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India, 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China
iQOO 15R
SA/NSA
Speed
iQOO 12
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iQOO 15R
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Announced
iQOO 12
2023, November 07
iQOO 15R
Not announced yet
Status
iQOO 12
Available. Released 2023, November 14
iQOO 15R
Released Feb 2026
Dimensions
iQOO 12
163.2 x 75.9 x 8.1 mm or 8.4 mm
iQOO 15R
-
Weight
iQOO 12
198.5 g or 203.7 g (7.02 oz)
iQOO 15R
-
Build
iQOO 12
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back
iQOO 15R
Glass front, glass back or fiber-reinforced plastic back, aluminum alloy frame
SIM
iQOO 12
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
iQOO 15R
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
iQOO 12
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) - China only
iQOO 15R
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
iQOO 12
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
iQOO 15R
AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 4320Hz PWM, 5000 nits (peak)
Size
iQOO 12
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)
iQOO 15R
6.59 inches, 106.1 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iQOO 12
1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~453 ppi density)
iQOO 15R
1260 x 2750 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~459 ppi density)
OS
iQOO 12
Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 4 (China)
iQOO 15R
Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades, OriginOS 6
Chipset
iQOO 12
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
iQOO 15R
Qualcomm SM8845 Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
iQOO 12
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
iQOO 15R
Octa-core (2x3.8 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
iQOO 12
Adreno 750
iQOO 15R
Adreno 829
Card slot
iQOO 12
No
iQOO 15R
No
Internal
iQOO 12
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
iQOO 15R
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
Other
iQOO 12
UFS 4.0
iQOO 15R
UFS 4.1
Triple
iQOO 12
50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), AF
iQOO 15R
-
Features
iQOO 12
Color spectrum sensor, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
iQOO 15R
Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
iQOO 12
8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
iQOO 15R
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR
Dual
iQOO 12
-
iQOO 15R
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
Single
iQOO 12
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
iQOO 15R
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features
iQOO 12
HDR
iQOO 15R
-
Video
iQOO 12
1080p@30fps
iQOO 15R
4K, 1080p
Loudspeaker
iQOO 12
Yes, with stereo speakers
iQOO 15R
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iQOO 12
No
iQOO 15R
No
Other
iQOO 12
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
iQOO 15R
-
WLAN
iQOO 12
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
iQOO 15R
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth
iQOO 12
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless (market/region dependent)
iQOO 15R
6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5.0
Positioning
iQOO 12
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
iQOO 15R
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1C+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS
NFC
iQOO 12
Yes
iQOO 15R
Yes
Infrared port
iQOO 12
Yes
iQOO 15R
Yes
Radio
iQOO 12
No
iQOO 15R
No
USB
iQOO 12
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
iQOO 15R
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
iQOO 12
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
iQOO 15R
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
iQOO 12
5000 mAh
iQOO 15R
Si/C Li-Ion 7600 mAh
Charging
iQOO 12
120W wired
iQOO 15R
100W wired Reverse wired Bypass charging
Colors
iQOO 12
Black, Red, White (BMW M branding)
iQOO 15R
Dark Knight, Triumph Silver
Models
iQOO 12
V2307A
iQOO 15R
I2508
Price
iQOO 12
About 640 EUR
iQOO 15R
About 460 EUR