Xiaomi 12X vs 11T Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.28-inch Xiaomi 12X (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870) that was released on December 28, 2021, against the Xiaomi 11T Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 3 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 12X
- Shows 18% longer battery life (22:44 vs 19:18 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (924 against 829 nits)
- Weighs 28 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11T Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has a 0.39 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1140K versus 994K)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 888
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1469 and 1297 points
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 | 6.28 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3% | 85.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | 97.5% |
| PWM | 523 Hz | 490 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
11T Pro
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Xiaomi 12X
6.28″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.8 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.7 mm (6.01 inches) | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.16 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 176 g (6.21 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Pink | White, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 670 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 4642 |
| Single-core score | 1297 | 1469 |
| Multi-core score | 3428 | 3730 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 389144 | 422281 |
| GPU | 137246 | 191899 |
| Memory | 189635 | 210319 |
| UX | 278947 | 315721 |
| Total score | 994972 | 1140220 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [28 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1216 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 12X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-29 (Forsic) | AnTuTu 11 | 1020372 |
| 📘 2026-04-17 -> cnprt | AnTuTu 11 | 1070681 |
| 📘 2026-04-17 (cnprt) | AnTuTu 11 | 1052508 |
| 📘 2026-04-07 (cnprt) | AnTuTu 11 | 902096 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (Pasergg) | AnTuTu 11 | 973586 |
Xiaomi 11T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu 11 | 1210861 |
| 📘 2026-07-30 (Raffi) | CPU Throttle | 95% |
| 📘 2026-07-26 (hazlanmy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1192922 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (OniSama) | AnTuTu 11 | 1207839 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 2750 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS |
| OS size | 29.3 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (63% in 10 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:20 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:35 hr | 07:37 hr |
| Watching video | 14:39 hr | 13:08 hr |
| Gaming | 05:35 hr | 05:09 hr |
| Standby | 101 hr | 85 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 12032 x 9204 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Macro: 5 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 | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV13B10 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K5E9 | Samsung S5K5E9 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 50 |
| Preview | - | 72 |
| Zoom | - | 61 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32B40 | Omnivision OV16A10 |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 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 |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 111 |
| Video | - | 137 |
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 | 5.1 | 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | - | 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2021 | September 2021 |
| Release date | December 2021 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $650 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi 15T Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 11T Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 12X.
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