Xiaomi 12T vs OnePlus Ace
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 12T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra) that was released on October 4, 2022, against the OnePlus Ace, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
- 36% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1368 and 1004 points
- The phone is 6-months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Ace
- Supports higher wattage charging (150W versus 120W)
- Weighs 16 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | AMOLED | OLED |
Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
PPI | 446 ppi | 394 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 900 nits | 950 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 87.6% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
PWM | 120 Hz | - |
Response time | 1 ms | - |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
Waterproof | IP53 | No |
Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Blue |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max |
Max clock | 2850 MHz | 2850 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Mali-G610 MP6 | Mali-G610 MP6 |
GPU clock | 860 MHz | 860 MHz |
FLOPS | ~1309 GFLOPS | ~1309 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU | 261543 | 246793 |
GPU | 203940 | 286069 |
Memory | 181754 | 161968 |
UX | 197371 | 191230 |
Total score | 846505 | 888373 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | 35.7 °C | - |
Stability | 99% | 98% |
Graphics test | 35 FPS | 33 FPS |
Graphics score | 5860 | 5594 |
PCMark 3.0
Web score | 10713 | 7918 |
Video editing | 6825 | 5234 |
Photo editing | 22254 | 18813 |
Data manipulation | 9441 | 8498 |
Writing score | 16398 | 17611 |
AnTuTu Benchmark Android Ranking (157th and 143rd place)
Memory
RAM size | 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
Channels | 4 | 4 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | No | No |
Software
Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
ROM | MIUI 14 | ColorOS 13 |
OS size | 25.5 GB | - |
Battery
Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
Max charge power | 120 W | 150 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No | No |
Reverse charging | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (50% in 5 min) |
Full charging time | 0:23 hr | 0:18 hr |
Web browsing | 11:33 hr | - |
Watching video | 13:36 hr | - |
Gaming | 05:00 hr | - |
Standby | 99 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 8192 x 6144 |
Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
Lenses | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/1.67", Samsung ISOCELL HM6 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Samsung S5K4H7 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 15 mm - Sensor: 1/4.0", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", GalaxyCore GC02M1 (CMOS) |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T from DxOMark | - |
Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
Pixel size | - | 1 microns |
Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3.47" | 1/3.09" |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
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 |
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* | 18 | - |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | October 2022 | April 2022 |
Release date | October 2022 | April 2022 |
SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 150 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 12T. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Ace.
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