Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs OnePlus 10 Pro
68
out of 100
VS
63
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 12S Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 4, 2022, against the OnePlus 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 6 months before. 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 12S Ultra
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (1055 against 775 nits)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 3840FPS
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1627K versus 1217K)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1458 and 1300 points
- The phone is 6 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- Weighs 24.5 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 | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 521 ppi | 525 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 1000 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 98.3% |
| PWM | 186 Hz | 342 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 11 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.17 mm (6.42 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 74.92 mm (2.95 inches) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.06 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 200.5 g (7.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | - |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 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 | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1458 | 1300 |
| Multi-core score | 3970 | 3445 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 557953 | 450257 |
| GPU | 426871 | 223494 |
| Memory | 254661 | 216467 |
| UX | 388377 | 326936 |
| Total score | 1627862 | 1217154 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 856 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 76% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2746 | 2570 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12064 | 10315 |
| Video editing | 7359 | 5919 |
| Photo editing | 31040 | 23257 |
| Data manipulation | 9969 | 8724 |
| Writing score | 14944 | 15818 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-05 (HAbib) | AnTuTu 11 | 1685123 |
| π 2026-01-31 (Yasso Elgabry) | AnTuTu 11 | 1627862 |
| π 2025-11-02 (RexOne12201) | AnTuTu 11 | 1353661 |
OnePlus 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312 | AnTuTu 12 | 1279540 |
| π 2026-03-02 (Vladislav) | AnTuTu 11 | 1217154 |
| π 2025-11-23 (naytman) | AnTuTu 11 | 1031622 |
| π 2025-10-10 (nvidia920m) | AnTuTu 11 | 1255448 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 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 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | OxygenOS 14 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4860 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 80 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 (73% in 30 min) | Yes (98% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:46 hr | 07:41 hr |
| Watching video | 13:01 hr | 12:41 hr |
| Gaming | 05:25 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 96 hr | 108 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3.3x |
| 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 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 3840 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 128Β° | 150Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | Sony IMX789 |
| Sensor size | 1/1" (β 1 inch) | 1/1.43" (β 0.7 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Omnivision OV08A10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/4.4" (β 0.23 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 65 |
| Preview | 63 | 68 |
| Zoom | 136 | 105 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12S Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32C | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 103 | - |
| Video | 132 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 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 | July 2022 | January 2022 |
| Release date | July 2022 | January 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $890 | $899 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus 15 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 12S Ultra. But if the connectivity is more of a priority β go for the OnePlus 10 Pro.
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