Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Xiaomi 12
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58
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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 Xiaomi 12, which is powered by the same chip. 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
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 24% higher pixel density (521 vs 419 PPI)
- Has a 0.45 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (1053 against 904 nits)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12
- Weighs 24 grams less
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.28 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 521 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 970 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 89.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 367 Hz | - |
| Response time | 5 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
12 Pro
6.73″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Xiaomi 12
6.28″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.8 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 152.7 mm (6.01 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.16 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Pink | Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3743 | 7989 |
| Single-core score | 968 | 998 |
| Multi-core score | 3605 | 3638 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 500024 | 501164 |
| GPU | 223043 | 224623 |
| Memory | 243998 | 208718 |
| UX | 382743 | 387671 |
| Total score | 1349808 | 1322176 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 92% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 590 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 88% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2479 | 2255 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8304 | 12213 |
| Video editing | 6949 | 7422 |
| Photo editing | 25400 | 28303 |
| Data manipulation | 9541 | 10164 |
| Writing score | 13100 | 14805 |
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 |
Xiaomi 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (Wan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1653 / 4280 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (Wan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1334925 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (xiaomi 12) | AnTuTu 12 | 1426511 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_King | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3761 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_King | Geekbench 6 CPU | 839 / 2424 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 26.5 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (87% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:40 hr | 06:17 hr |
| Watching video | 10:08 hr | 10:46 hr |
| Gaming | 04:44 hr | 04:42 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 71 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Macro: 5 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/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX707 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 48 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | OmniVision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K5E9 |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 55 |
| Preview | 70 | 69 |
| Zoom | 102 | 72 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32b40 | OmniVision OV32B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2021 | December 2021 |
| Release date | December 2021 | December 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $580 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15 Pro | - Xiaomi 17 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 67 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi 12 Pro. It has a better display and camera.
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