Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs 12S Ultra
64
out of 100
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67
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 29, 2021, against the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 3 months after. 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 12S Ultra
- 48% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1627K versus 1100K)
- Shows 17% longer battery life (21:00 vs 17:59 hours)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1075 against 946 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 3840FPS
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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 | 6.81 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 515 ppi | 521 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 89.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 510 Hz | 186 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 163.17 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 74.92 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.06 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 234 g (8.25 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Ceramic | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 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) |
- 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 | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1523 | 1458 |
| Multi-core score | 3979 | 3970 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 398735 | 557953 |
| GPU | 180832 | 426871 |
| Memory | 194748 | 254661 |
| UX | 326051 | 388377 |
| Total score | 1100336 | 1627862 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 856 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1314 | 2746 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11865 | 12064 |
| Video editing | 7582 | 7359 |
| Photo editing | 28098 | 31040 |
| Data manipulation | 9632 | 9969 |
| Writing score | 14688 | 14944 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-07 (Gordon) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1523 / 3979 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (Gordon) | AnTuTu 11 | 1225128 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (Gordon) | AnTuTu 11 | 1204573 |
| 📘 2026-04-10 -> LORIX | AnTuTu 11 | 1004194 |
| 📘 2026-02-24 (N00b1k_x) | AnTuTu 11 | 1028590 |
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-05 (HAbib) | AnTuTu 11 | 1685123 |
| 📘 2026-01-31 (Yasso Elgabry) | AnTuTu 11 | 1627862 |
| 📘 2025-11-02 (RexOne12201) | AnTuTu 11 | 1353661 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4860 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (67 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (90% in 30 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 0:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:28 hr | 08:46 hr |
| Watching video | 11:22 hr | 13:01 hr |
| Gaming | 04:38 hr | 05:25 hr |
| Standby | 90 hr | 96 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| 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 (1080p) | 3840 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 128° | 128° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN2 | Sony IMX989 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (≈ 0.89 inch) | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/4.1 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 65 |
| Preview | 72 | 63 |
| Zoom | 142 | 136 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12S Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | Omnivision OV32C |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 | 117 | 103 |
| Video | 139 | 132 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | 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* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 24 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | July 2022 |
| Release date | April 2021 | July 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $890 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 12S Ultra | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 67 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 12S Ultra. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra.
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