Xiaomi 15T Pro vs 12T Pro
86
out of 100
VS
66
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi 15T Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Xiaomi 12T Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 3 years 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 15T Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 90% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2788K versus 1469K)
- Shows 36% longer battery life (27:31 vs 20:18 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 56% higher peak brightness (1432 against 918 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The phone is 3 years and 1 month newer
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
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 | 6.83 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 98.2% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3630 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 23010 | 11424 |
| Single-core score | 2529 | 1853 |
| Multi-core score | 7899 | 4890 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 785620 | 561039 |
| GPU | 1057591 | 242939 |
| Memory | 385760 | 255410 |
| UX | 559468 | 410250 |
| Total score | 2788439 | 1469638 |
| Samples | [50 tests] | [27 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2268 | 836 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 42 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 32 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 9752 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2791 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17483 | - |
| Video editing | 6965 | - |
| Photo editing | 30630 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15940 | - |
| Writing score | 20434 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#129th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 15T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-16 -> la.mih0 | AnTuTu 12 | 2649888 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 -> kannzera | AnTuTu 11 | 2643488 |
| 📘 2026-09-15 (k) | AnTuTu 11 | 2643488 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> cyberQbit | AnTuTu 12 | 2600160 |
| 📘 2026-08-25 -> KerimTheBabo31 | AnTuTu 11 | 2759001 |
Xiaomi 12T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 -> Strike Eagle | AnTuTu 12 | 1623425 |
| 📘 2026-07-22 (Euro Fighter Typhoon) | AnTuTu 11 | 1505289 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 -> Strike Eagle | AnTuTu 11 | 1502303 |
| 📘 2026-07-06 (Mihai) | AnTuTu 11 | 1469069 |
| 📘 2026-07-02 (Mihai) | AnTuTu 11 | 1490479 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 33 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (87% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:36 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 12:09 hr | 08:18 hr |
| Watching video | 19:35 hr | 12:36 hr |
| Gaming | 07:04 hr | 05:04 hr |
| Standby | 108 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#98th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12288 x 16384 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OVX9100 | Samsung HP1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.22" (≈ 0.82 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | - |
| Focal length | 115 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 160 | 70 |
| Preview | - | 71 |
| Zoom | 127 | 101 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 15T Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX596 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 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 | 6.0 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2022 |
| Release date | September 2025 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $750 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi 15T Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 1 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | 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 15T Pro is definitely a better buy.
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