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Xiaomi 12S vs Xiaomi 12

62 out of 100
Xiaomi 12S
VS
58 out of 100
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi 12S
Xiaomi 12

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.28-inch Xiaomi 12S (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 4, 2022, against the Xiaomi 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12S
  • 80% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1800 and 998 points
  • The phone is 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
39.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
79.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 12S
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.28 inches 6.28 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 419 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3% 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12
894 nits

Design and build

Height 152.7 mm (6.01 inches) 152.7 mm (6.01 inches)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) 69.9 mm (2.75 inches)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 inches) 8.16 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Green, Purple Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S
89.3%
Xiaomi 12
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 900 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S +80%
1800
Xiaomi 12
998
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S +29%
4676
Xiaomi 12
3638
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 12S
7509
Xiaomi 12 +6%
7989
Compute Score (GPU) 7509 7989
Single-core score 1800 998
Multi-core score 4676 3638
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 12S +4%
1381634
Xiaomi 12
1322176
CPU 545213 501164
GPU 242413 224623
Memory 215434 208718
UX 378572 387671
Total score 1381634 1322176
Samples Less than 3 [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 12S +48%
873
Xiaomi 12
590
Stability 84% 92%
Graphics test 6 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 873 590
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 12S +22%
2760
Xiaomi 12
2255
Stability 76% 63%
Graphics test 16 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 2760 2255
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S +3%
13539
Xiaomi 12
13132
Web score 11707 12213
Video editing 7464 7422
Photo editing 32177 28303
Data manipulation 9691 10164
Writing score 15736 14805
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 12S
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-29 (BONLI)AnTuTu 111381634
📘 2025-01-22 (Surtalogi)Geekbench 6 GPU7509
📘 2025-01-22 (Surtalogi)Geekbench 6 CPU1800 / 4676
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Xiaomi 12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (Wan)Geekbench 6 CPU1653 / 4280
📘 2026-09-20 (Wan)AnTuTu 111334925
📘 2026-09-17 (xiaomi 12)AnTuTu 121426511
📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_KingGeekbench 6 GPU3761
📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_KingGeekbench 6 CPU839 / 2424
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 67 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 (33% in 10 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 0:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 06:17 hr
Watching video - 10:46 hr
Gaming - 04:42 hr
Standby - 71 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12
15:58 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital 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 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 15 mm 12 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 OmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 50 mm 50 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3E9 Samsung S5K5E9
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Optical

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 69
Zoom - 72
Samples - 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 OV32B OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 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 6 (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
Network
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2022 December 2021
Release date July 2022 December 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $580
Successor - - Xiaomi 17
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 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 12S. It has a better camera, performance, and gaming.

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