vivo Y12 vs Y21A

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

vivo Y12Helio P22Change
vivo Y21AHelio P22Change

Key differences

  1. Screen: 6.4 inches on the Y12, 6.5 inches on the Y21A. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
  2. Battery: 5,000 mAh on the Y12, 1,000 mAh on the Y21A.
  3. Main camera: 13.5 MP on the Y12, 13.2 MP on the Y21A.
  4. Versions: owners have shared the Y12 as 3GB | 64GB, the Y21A as 4GB | 64GB.

The same on both: the Helio P22 chip, Android 11 and Widevine L3.

Chipset

Chipset
Helio P22Helio P22
Process
12 nm12 nm
CPU
8× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A538× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
2.00 GHz2.00 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
PowerVR Rogue GE8320PowerVR Rogue GE8320

Memory

Versions seen
3GB | 64GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X

Display

Size
6.4 in6.5 in
Resolution
720 × 1544720 × 1600
Pixel density
268 ppi269 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz

Battery

Capacity
5,000 mAh1,000 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
13.5 MP4256 × 3168 · f/2.2 · 3.65 mm13.2 MP4224 × 3136 · f/2.2 · 3.65 mm
Front camera
16.2 MP4640 × 3488 · f/2 · 3.82 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2 · 2.54 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
NFC
NoNo
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 11Android 11
Released with
Android 9Android 11
Widevine DRM
L3L3

Sensors

Sensors
23 sensors25 sensors
Y12 full specs Y21A full specs

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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy