Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
62
out of 100
VS
77
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on December 28, 2021, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 years and 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 37W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 17 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Delivers 125% higher peak brightness (2368 against 1053 nits)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- Shows 30% longer battery life (21:55 vs 16:53 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1672K versus 1349K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years and 8 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 521 ppi | 486 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 970 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Pink | White, Black, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.34/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3743 | 9185 |
| Single-core score | 968 | 2001 |
| Multi-core score | 3605 | 4932 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 500024 | 622527 |
| GPU | 223043 | 410009 |
| Memory | 243998 | 255927 |
| UX | 382743 | 384332 |
| Total score | 1349808 | 1672795 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 88% | - |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2479 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8304 | - |
| Video editing | 6949 | - |
| Photo editing | 25400 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9541 | - |
| Writing score | 13100 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 12 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Tema) | CPU Throttle | 86% |
| 📘 2026-06-07 (Tema) | AnTuTu 11 | 1603387 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 (Max) | AnTuTu 11 | 1349808 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 (12 pro) | AnTuTu 11 | 1555919 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (thxthelow) | AnTuTu 11 | 1297778 |
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-27 (feraroof43) | AnTuTu 11 | 1626655 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (Ark15) | Battery life | SOT 5:20 / 11:00 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Kazin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1723964 |
| 📘 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSS | AnTuTu 11 | 1679233 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Actn) | AnTuTu 11 | 1585585 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 26.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 5060 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 37 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:40 hr | 11:42 hr |
| Watching video | 10:08 hr | 10:46 hr |
| Gaming | 04:44 hr | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX707 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 48 mm | 113 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 75 |
| Preview | 70 | 86 |
| Zoom | 102 | 155 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32b40 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2021 | August 2024 |
| Release date | December 2021 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15 Pro | - Google Pixel 10 Pro XL |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is definitely a better buy.
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