iQOO 12 review: SD8 Gen 3 flagship with a 64 MP periscope and 120 W.
A periscope gaming flagship.
iQOO 12 pairs the SD8 Gen 3 with a 64 MP 3× periscope, a gaming co-processor and 120 W charging at $600 — flagship performance and zoom for less than the big names.
01Display
86/10086/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.
02Camera
80/10080/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.
03Performance
90/10090/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
04Battery
82/10082/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.
05Build
80/10080/100 trails the 84-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.
06Value
84/10084/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
- SD8 Gen 3 + 64 MP 3× periscope.
- 120 W charging + 3,000-nit panel.
- Gaming Q1 chip + 144 Hz.
- Strong value at $600.
- IP64 only.
- No wireless charging.
- Funtouch quirks.
- Limited Western sales.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 241-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .