Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G vs Infinix Note 12 (2023)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on February 28, 2022, against the Infinix Note 12 (2023), which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 7 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 916 and 715 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Infinix Note 12 (2023)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 7 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1440p

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G and Infinix Note 12 (2023) crucial features
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)

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6 / 64 GB
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8 / 128 GB
15.9
(Bad)
Value Index
99.8
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No -
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9% 86.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 89.4% -
PWM 479 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.19 mm (6.46 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G and Infinix Note 12 (2023)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 840 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G and Infinix Note 12 (2023)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score 916 715
Multi-core score 2122 1884
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
597281
CPU 246644 220432
GPU 54467 38116
Memory 120233 147370
UX 175937 145076
Total score 597281 550994
Samples [6 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 132
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 358 345
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
10608
Web score 6984 9196
Video editing 4045 6615
Photo editing 17050 25535
Data manipulation 7333 7349
Writing score 10435 12807

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-10 (Ayush)AnTuTu 11618335
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-02 (Roman 2004 rus)AnTuTu 11615759
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Angom Sushillo)AnTuTu 11597281
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-02 (haydo)AnTuTu 11536355
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (H1naku)AnTuTu 11573237
Infinix Note 12 (2023)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-26 (Ghostervon)AnTuTu 11572474
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Manfredo)AnTuTu 11540620
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-13 (Putut)AnTuTu 11550994

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 12
ROM HyperOS 1.0 XOS 10.6
OS size 26 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po -
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:49 hr 1:32 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:50 hr -
Watching video 12:38 hr -
Gaming 05:34 hr -
Standby 110 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12032 x 9024 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 118Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
3) Depth: 16 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.6
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KHM2 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/1.52" (β‰ˆ 0.66 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.28 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 1.14 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.5 -
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1440p at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2022 October 2022
Release date March 2022 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $250 $220
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max -
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, 33 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 Poco X4 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.

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