Xiaomi 12T vs Xiaomi 11T
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out of 100
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54
out of 100
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 Xiaomi 11T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and came out 1 year and 1 month 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 12T
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1111K versus 904K)
- Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (961 against 803 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
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 | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 900 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 85.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | White, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 580 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC6 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| GPU shading units | 384 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 860 MHz | 886 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~660.5 GFLOPS | ~510.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4380 | - |
| Single-core score | 1266 | 1076 |
| Multi-core score | 4052 | 3051 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 410599 | 346820 |
| GPU | 171066 | 148373 |
| Memory | 225193 | 187659 |
| UX | 304292 | 221667 |
| Total score | 1111150 | 904519 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 569 | 442 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1567 | 1311 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10817 | 9284 |
| Video editing | 6857 | 6385 |
| Photo editing | 19993 | 25491 |
| Data manipulation | 10380 | 10275 |
| Writing score | 15465 | 14338 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 12T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-21 (CrysTalesia) | AnTuTu | 1125997 |
| 📘 2026-07-09 -> Tem4k | AnTuTu | 1120838 |
| 📘 2026-02-28 -> Gogogl | AnTuTu | 1103123 |
| 📘 2026-02-26 (FAN KLYB PROVOKATOR) | AnTuTu | 1133244 |
| 📘 2025-12-22 (JC) | AnTuTu | 1089139 |
Xiaomi 11T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-04 (Варфоломей Игоревич) | AnTuTu | 773735 |
| 📘 2026-03-23 (Mario) | AnTuTu | 904519 |
| 📘 2026-02-10 (Gofer) | AnTuTu | 1017918 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 25.5 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 67 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 (86% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:23 hr | 0:41 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:33 hr | 08:33 hr |
| Watching video | 12:21 hr | 14:58 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 05:23 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 108 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 12032 x 9024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | Samsung S5K5E9 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | - |
| Preview | 63 | - |
| Zoom | 67 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX596 | Omnivision OV16A10 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 110 |
| Video | - | 124 |
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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, 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, QZSS |
| 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* | 18 | 18 |
| 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 | October 2022 | September 2021 |
| Release date | October 2022 | October 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $600 | $500 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15T | - Xiaomi 15T |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.55 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | - |
*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 12T is definitely a better buy.
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