Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on December 28, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Pro
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1002K versus 423K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 29% higher pixel density (521 vs 405 PPI)
- Supports wireless charging up to 50W
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1058 against 831 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Shows 32% longer battery life (33:59 vs 25:40 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4600 mAh
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 521 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 970 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 830 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 85.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 97.6% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Pink | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2236 GFLOPS | ~487 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 224894 | 112126 |
| GPU | 435932 | 126851 |
| Memory | 159561 | 73975 |
| UX | 177347 | 98952 |
| Total score | 1002487 | 423805 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 41.2 °C | 45.2 °C |
| Stability | 67% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 55 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9306 | 2287 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11825 | 9324 |
| Video editing | 7642 | 7468 |
| Photo editing | 29193 | 21110 |
| Data manipulation | 9395 | 9095 |
| Writing score | 14806 | 14991 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 26.5 GB | 36 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | 10:38 hr |
| Watching video | 10:04 hr | 15:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:05 hr | 05:01 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 123° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP) | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX707 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung S5KGW1P (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 48 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX616 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2021 | March 2022 |
| Release date | December 2021 | April 2022 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*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 Xiaomi 12 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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