Xiaomi Poco X4 GT vs Xiaomi 12T
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Xiaomi Poco X4 GT (with MediaTek Dimensity 8100) that was released on June 23, 2022, against the Xiaomi 12T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra and came out 3 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 Poco X4 GT
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Shows 11% longer battery life (34:55 vs 31:26 hours)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T
- Delivers 60% higher peak brightness (958 against 600 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- 10% higher pixel density (446 vs 407 PPI)
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1368 and 1076 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.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2460 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 51540 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 24 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 1573:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.64 mm (6.44 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 74.29 mm (2.92 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.87 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP6 | Mali-G610 MP6 |
| GPU clock | 860 MHz | 860 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1309 GFLOPS | ~1309 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 281144 | 261543 |
| GPU | 270804 | 203940 |
| Memory | 161700 | 181754 |
| UX | 193354 | 197371 |
| Total score | 876494 | 846505 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.8 °C | 35.7 °C |
| Stability | 62% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | 35 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5845 | 5860 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11192 | 10713 |
| Video editing | 6849 | 6825 |
| Photo editing | 23986 | 22254 |
| Data manipulation | 10403 | 9441 |
| Writing score | 18044 | 16398 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10 Phone Scores (145th and 157th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | - | 25.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5080 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:57 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:03 hr | 11:33 hr |
| Watching video | 12:36 hr | 13:36 hr |
| Gaming | 05:29 hr | 05:00 hr |
| Standby | 123 hr | 99 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 12032 x 9204 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/1.67", Samsung ISOCELL HM6 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Samsung S5K4H7 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Omnivision OV02B10 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.45 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2" | 1/3.47" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2022 | October 2022 |
| Release date | June 2022 | October 2022 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 12T. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X4 GT.
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