iQOO 12 Pro vs Nubia Z60 Ultra

Comparing the iQOO 12 Pro vs Nubia Z60 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both iQOO 12 Pro and Nubia Z60 Ultra run at the same processing speed of 3.3 GHz.

Display: Nubia Z60 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while iQOO 12 Pro offers 6.78 inches, making Nubia Z60 Ultra the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 12 Pro and Nubia Z60 Ultra feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 12 Pro and Nubia Z60 Ultra feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO 12 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nubia Z60 Ultra offers 12 MP, making iQOO 12 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nubia Z60 Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while iQOO 12 Pro offers 5100 mAh, making Nubia Z60 Ultra better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both iQOO 12 Pro and Nubia Z60 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

iQOO 12 Pro

(Not Released in India)

Nubia Z60 Ultra

₹49,990

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

20 Nov, 2024

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
16 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)	1116x2480 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
64 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	64 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5100 mAh	6000 mAh	6500 mAh
120W Flash Charging	80W Quick Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Adreno 829

RAM

16 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)

1116x2480 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

1500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

518 ppi

400 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.42 %

89.27 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.42 %

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

164.6 mm

163.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.4 mm

76.3 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.7 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

205 grams

246 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle1/1.31" sensor size CMOS image sensor UltraPixel BSI image sensor 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.59 Wide Angle35 mm focal length 1/1.49" sensor size IMX800 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera18 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

64 MP
f/2.6 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

64 MP
f/3.3 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

N/A

Under display

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5100 mAh

6000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging

Yes 80W Quick Charging v4.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

DTS Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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