The S12 series is known as the finale of vivo in 2021, and they emphasize "high performance" in addition to the brand image of "high value" and "strong image" that the predecessors of the S series are mainly focused on, thus leading the vivo S series into a new era of "one strong and two high".
Taking vivo S12 Pro as an example, its high value is manifested in the curved screen, thin and light body and photochromic 2.0 process; high performance originates from the Tianji 1200 mobile platform, and Antutu has measured more than 710,000 running scores; the front 50 million soft light dual camera, the first custom JNV ultra-clear sensor, superimposed 100 million pixel ultra-clear main camera lays the foundation for strong imagery.
As vivo's new generation of pioneer image flagship, vivo S12 Pro provides 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256GB versions, priced at 3199 yuan, 3399 yuan and 3699 yuan respectively. So, is this product worth the price? Let's look down together.
High value
The first impression of vivo S12 Pro is thin and light, its body thickness is only 7.36mm, weighing about 171g, in the high-end Android phone belongs to the absolute "bone body". Boys like the author who are accustomed to using the 200g starting flagship machine always have a feeling of light fluttering after picking up this product.
Vivo S12 Pro feel is also very good, it uses a large curvature of the 3D screen, in addition to the finger across the edge of the screen touch better, but also visually further compress the left and right borders, combined with the same 3D curved back cover, and the palm fit more closely, even if the girl holds the brush drama for a long time will not bring too much pressure to the wrist.
The reason why vivo S12 Pro can achieve such a thin and light design is due to its optimization of the underlying structure. Officials said that the product will thin the thickness of the TW cover by about 19%, the thickness of the FPC by about 29%, and the gap between the front shot and the cover by about 30%, which is not easy.
This product can choose from three colors of warm gold, yao black and lan, CFan got the yao black version, frosted touch, calm and introverted, the rear camera using star chain design, from large to small, full of wonderful rhythmic sense.
In fact, the black version of the vivo S12 Pro is still too low-key, suitable for office workers who need to often take their mobile phones to meetings, low-key. If you pursue personality fashion, Xiaobian highly recommends warm gold color matching, this version uses a photochromic discoloration 2.0 process, the color change threshold is wider, the response is more sensitive, and the dazzling light can also be refracted under ordinary light, before the discoloration is warm golden sunlight, after the discoloration is a lush blue-green rainforest, very cool.
Performance
Vivo S12 Pro uses a 6.56-inch AMOLED screen, with 105% NTSC color gamut performance, 60000000:1 contrast ratio and 1300nit peak brightness, also support HDR10+ and Rheinland low Blu-ray authentication, the display effect is in the Android phone in the mid-range high presence, the sun can also see the screen content, we can also improve the display experience by switching color modes and turning on visual effects enhancement.
Compared with the previous generation of S10 Pro, vivo S12 Pro was upgraded to MediaTek's strongest Tianji 1200 mobile platform in 2021, and Antu Rabbit easily broke through the 71W mark, second only to Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, equipped with high-speed LPDDR4X memory and UFS3.1 flash memory, which can smoothly control all the existing 3D masterpieces of the Android platform.
Ann Tu Tu Lu Master Test
GeekBench test
3DMark testing
Flash testing
In addition, the vivo S12 Pro can also obtain an additional 4GB of storage space through memory fusion technology, reaching 8GB+4GB or 12GB+4GB. Taking 8GB+4GB as an example, the peak number of background active applications increased from 20 to 25, an increase of 25%. After opening the game BOOST mode, the S12 Pro's game experience can be further enhanced, "Glory of the King" maintains a full frame of 90Hz running, "League of Legends Mobile Game Edition" maintains a full frame of 60Hz running, even if it is a very difficult configuration of "Original God", the whole process can always be maintained in the range of 40FPS ~ 60FPS.
Vivo S12 Pro built-in ultra-thin VC heating plate, graphite film heat dissipation area also reached 17416 square millimeters, although not as luxurious as professional game phones, but also enough to control the enthusiasm of Tianji 1200. The continuous play of "Original God" is close to 40 minutes, and the maximum temperature on the back of it does not exceed 40 degrees Celsius.
By the way, vivo S12 Pro has also received the KPL test certification of King of Glory. Vivo S12 series mobile phones can also complete the update by cutting out the background when installing the game, and also support the glory of the king, the peace elite lightning start, through the AI wisdom engine to judge the user's behavior, skip the loading interface.
As a high-positioned pioneer image flagship, vivo S12 Pro naturally does not lack support for full-featured NFC, the only pity is the lack of stereoscopic dual-beam design, but the speaker volume located at the bottom of the fuselage is very large, which sounds more emotional than many competitors equipped with dual speakers.
Strong imagery
S series has always been vivo's image strength faction, this time the new vivo S12 Pro is to achieve a double upgrade of the soft and hard level, known as the "professional photography team into the pocket", do not set limits on the scene, top photographers, lighting engineers, retouchers always respond to your shooting needs, blockbusters appear immediately.
First, let's take a look at the dual camera specifications embedded in the top bangs on the vivo S12 Pro screen, its front main camera is Samsung's customized JNV ultra-clear sensor (the secondary camera is 8 million pixels wide angle), with 50 million pixels and 1/2.76-inch sensor size, support ISOCELL 3.0 pixel isolation technology, the sensor can also capture sharper images through 4-in-1 pixels, combined with f/2.0 large aperture and AF, in low-light environments can still collect enough light to create a clear night scene shooting.
This is not the end of Oh, vivo S12 Pro also hides a two-color temperature four soft light on both sides of the screen border, and can also combine 2D virtual light effects with warm color soft light light to simulate the unique light and shadow style of "sunset light" with a warm color atmosphere.
Vivo S12 series mobile phones also upgraded the new micron-level skin shaping technology this time, through GAN technology continuous learning, to achieve the effect of putting "million retouchers" into the mobile phone. Taking the first "three-dimensional skin tone" as an example, it can divide the face into tens of thousands of points according to the theory of human face bones and muscles, and divide the face color of the face with dots and lines, and color different localities, so as to improve the original facial skin color and strengthen the three-dimensional sense of facial features without damaging the skin texture.
The vivo S12 Pro's rear triple camera is led by a 108-megapixel ultra-clear main camera with a large f/1.88 aperture and support for a nine-in-one output mode (2.1μm-equivalent pixel size). In addition, it is also equipped with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro lens, which would be better if the macro could be changed to a long focus.
In terms of image functions, vivo S12 Pro is also very user-friendly, such as the micro-film mode has a one-click vlog blockbuster, short video, front and rear dual vision, video tweeter, acoustic transmission and other creative video functions, from video recording to audio recording editing, integration of "photographer, lighting engineer, retoucher in one", really created a pocket photography team, so that there is no limit to taking pictures.
Rich photo taking functions
Ultra-wide mode
Good system
In addition to the hardware level to achieve "one strong and two high", vivo S12 Pro has also reached a new height at the system level, it is pre-installed with vivo OriginOS Ocean, bringing new visual design and interaction and many other content innovations.
To put it simply, vivo has perfectly integrated the two parallel worlds in OriginOS 1.0, and on the new Origin main screen, we can zoom in and out of the icons on the desktop without having to travel through the parallel worlds. In the deformer, the newly designed minimalist icon, the official theme replacement entrance and the official wallpaper entrance are added, and the color of the wallpaper is supported by intelligent recognition, and the global icons and components can be uniformly color-changed.
On the lock screen, OriginOS Ocean integrates the functions of taking photos, payments, and trips, and designs the layout around the fingerprint recognition area, which can greatly improve the user's efficiency.
OriginOS Ocean has a new visual design for the control center, notification center, global search, and negative one-screen interface. When an app calls for privacy permissions such as camera, recording, and positioning, the system will prompt on the right side of the status bar, and you can also slide into the control center to view specific information and quickly close the app.
In terms of security and privacy, OriginOS Ocean has a built-in atomic privacy system, which brings data minimization, privacy side processing, biometrics and other functions, and the user's data does not need to be uploaded to the cloud for processing, which can better protect the user's privacy and security.
brief summary
Overall, vivo S12 Pro is a pioneering imaging flagship with both interior and exterior repair, whether it is design, screen, CMOS sensor collocation or system without regrets. The only problem is that the time of listing of this product is a bit awkward, and it has not been able to use mediatek's upcoming "sub-flagship" Tianji 8000 mobile platform. Fortunately, the Tianji 1200 is not weak, and it will not drag its feet in performance, but also makes us full of expectations for the follow-up works of the S series.