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Xiaomi 14 vs OnePlus 12

78 out of 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
80 out of 100
OnePlus 12
Xiaomi 14
OnePlus 12

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 14 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on October 26, 2023, against the OnePlus 12, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month after. 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 14
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Weighs 27 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (28:16 vs 25:30 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Has a 0.46 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 790 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 4610 mAh
  • 11% higher pixel density (510 vs 460 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 14 and OnePlus 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 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
35.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
48.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 14
vs
OnePlus 12

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2670 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
PPI 460 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 91.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.5%
PWM 429 Hz Not detected
Response time 1 ms 11 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 12
6.82″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Xiaomi 14
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 14 +2%
1182 nits
OnePlus 12
1156 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 9.15 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Pink White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4%
OnePlus 12 +2%
91.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 14 and OnePlus 12
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 14 and OnePlus 12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14 +1%
2206
OnePlus 12
2182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14 +4%
6701
OnePlus 12
6465
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 14
15039
OnePlus 12
15111
Compute Score (GPU) 15039 15111
Single-core score 2206 2182
Multi-core score 6701 6465
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 14
2363726
OnePlus 12 +2%
2401788
CPU 735611 700922
GPU 746981 914074
Memory 344459 313211
UX 536675 573571
Total score 2363726 2401788
Samples [27 tests] [26 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 14
1511
OnePlus 12 +11%
1676
Stability 83% 67%
Graphics test 11 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 1511 1676
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 14
7582
OnePlus 12 +10%
8360
Stability 80% 57%
Graphics test 29 FPS 32 FPS
Section 1 32 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 29 FPS 32 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 7582 8360
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 14
4551
OnePlus 12 +2%
4646
Stability 87% 83%
Graphics test 27 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 4551 4646
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14 +18%
15662
OnePlus 12
13302
Web score 15681 12226
Video editing 7814 6195
Photo editing 31599 23810
Data manipulation 14650 13418
Writing score 17307 17373
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (168th and 154th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Yanu Ptr)AnTuTu2357325
📘 2026-07-17 (Anonymous)AnTuTu2450173
📘 2026-05-24 (Fes4ik)AnTuTu1918734
📘 2026-04-20 (aixor)AnTuTu2353930
📘 2026-04-10 (DiazRor)GeekBench GPU16679
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OnePlus 12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-26 (Luvish)GeekBench GPU14849
📘 2026-08-26 (Luvish)GeekBench CPU2267 / 7083
📘 2026-08-11 -> Lukisek.CZAnTuTu2612288
📘 2026-07-31 (LukisekCZ)AnTuTu2540776
📘 2026-07-27 (михаил)AnTuTu2192049
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 OxygenOS 16
OS size 28 GB 30 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4610 mAh 5400 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (70% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:35 hr 0:24 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:59 hr 13:10 hr
Watching video 17:04 hr 18:49 hr
Gaming 05:15 hr 06:05 hr
Standby 111 hr 114 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 14
25:30 hr
OnePlus 12 +11%
28:16 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 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 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 115° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900 Sony LYT-T808
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.6
Focal length 75 mm 70 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm 14 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX581
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 -
Preview 73 -
Zoom 134 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (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 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
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
Xiaomi 14 +12%
92.6 dB
OnePlus 12
82.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2023 December 2023
Release date November 2023 February 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $799
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - OnePlus 15
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 100 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 OnePlus 12. It has a better gaming and battery life.

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Total votes: 1008

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