Xiaomi 17T Pro vs 12T Pro
92
out of 100
VS
65
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi 17T Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on May 28, 2026, against the Xiaomi 12T Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 3 years and 9 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 17T Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 281% higher peak brightness (3474 against 911 nits)
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3323K versus 1469K)
- Shows 81% longer battery life (36:42 vs 20:18 hours)
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
- 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 9 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
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 (60-144 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1100 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 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 | 91.1% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Purple | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 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 | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22721 | 11424 |
| Single-core score | 3334 | 1853 |
| Multi-core score | 10348 | 4890 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 933780 | 561039 |
| GPU | 1300550 | 242939 |
| Memory | 397001 | 255410 |
| UX | 692260 | 410250 |
| Total score | 3323591 | 1469638 |
| Samples | [25 tests] | [27 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 836 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2791 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#71st place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-19 -> TllovRay | AnTuTu 12 | 3482063 |
| 📘 2026-10-17 -> TllovRay | AnTuTu 12 | 3358318 |
| 📘 2026-10-15 -> VAMPR | AnTuTu 12 | 3700382 |
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Володя) | AnTuTu 12 | 3501390 |
| 📘 2026-10-11 (TllovRay) | AnTuTu 12 | 3385318 |
Xiaomi 12T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-24 (Euro Fighter Typhoon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1645040 |
| 📘 2026-10-11 -> vvalakis | AnTuTu 11 | 1397725 |
| 📘 2026-10-01 (Euro Fighter🦅) | AnTuTu 12 | 1676396 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> Strike Eagle | AnTuTu 12 | 1667623 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 -> Strike Eagle | AnTuTu 12 | 1623425 |
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 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 35.4 GB | 33 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:44 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 18:30 hr | 08:18 hr |
| Watching video | 24:44 hr | 12:36 hr |
| Gaming | 09:34 hr | 05:04 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#12th 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 | 1920 FPS (720p) | 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/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision 950 LightHunter | 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 | OmniVision OV13B | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 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 | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 71 |
| Zoom | - | 101 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | Sony IMX596 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.42" (≈ 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 | May 2026 | October 2022 |
| Release date | May 2026 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $750 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi 17T 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 17T Pro is definitely a better buy.
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