Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs 12S Ultra
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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 15 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12S Ultra
- Shows 25% longer battery life (31:31 vs 25:15 hours)
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1093K versus 767K)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1064 against 935 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 3840FPS
- The phone is 1-year and 3-months newer
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1318 and 1131 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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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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 |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 89.3% |
| 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 |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720 GFLOPS | ~2765 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 198271 | 248964 |
| GPU | 290845 | 483106 |
| Memory | 131669 | 186035 |
| UX | 151935 | 186027 |
| Total score | 767572 | 1093732 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 43.1 °C | 49.2 °C |
| Stability | 91% | 68% |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5298 | 9937 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11063 | 11655 |
| Video editing | 7599 | 7477 |
| Photo editing | 28623 | 31479 |
| Data manipulation | 9888 | 9990 |
| Writing score | 14675 | 16109 |
AnTuTu Rating (150th and 36th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 256, 512 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 12 |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | MIUI 13 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 32 GB |
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 | 08:09 hr | 11:47 hr |
| Watching video | 12:44 hr | 13:51 hr |
| Gaming | 04:34 hr | 05:38 hr |
| Standby | 79 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
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 | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP + 0.3 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/1.12", Samsung GN2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1", Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/4.1 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/4.1 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Depth lens | - | - 0.3 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12S Ultra from DxOMark |
| 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 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.7 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3.2" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | July 2022 |
| Release date | April 2021 | July 2022 |
| 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 12S Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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