Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi 12
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on February 28, 2022, against the Xiaomi 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 2 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 Poco X4 Pro 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Shows 34% longer battery life (21:25 vs 15:58 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.39 inch larger screen size
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1322K versus 597K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (900 against 754 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
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 | 6.67 inches | 6.28 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.9% | 89.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 89.4% | - |
| PWM | 479 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Poco X4 Pro 5G
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Xiaomi 12
6.28″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.8 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.19 mm (6.46 inches) | 152.7 mm (6.01 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.16 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Yellow | Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 7989 |
| Single-core score | 916 | 998 |
| Multi-core score | 2122 | 3638 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 246644 | 501164 |
| GPU | 54467 | 224623 |
| Memory | 120233 | 208718 |
| UX | 175937 | 387671 |
| Total score | 597281 | 1322176 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 92% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 590 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 358 | 2255 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6984 | 12213 |
| Video editing | 4045 | 7422 |
| Photo editing | 17050 | 28303 |
| Data manipulation | 7333 | 10164 |
| Writing score | 10435 | 14805 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-10 (Ayush) | AnTuTu | 618335 |
| 📘 2026-02-02 (Roman 2004 rus) | AnTuTu | 615759 |
| 📘 2026-01-14 (Angom Sushillo) | AnTuTu | 597281 |
| 📘 2026-01-02 (haydo) | AnTuTu | 536355 |
| 📘 2025-12-30 (H1naku) | AnTuTu | 573237 |
Xiaomi 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_King | GeekBench GPU | 3761 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_King | GeekBench CPU | 839 / 2424 |
| 📘 2026-06-30 (Cyrus) | AnTuTu | 1293921 |
| 📘 2026-06-10 (Xiao) | AnTuTu | 1337912 |
| 📘 2026-04-29 -> BDC | AnTuTu | 1335003 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 26 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (87% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:49 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:50 hr | 06:17 hr |
| Watching video | 12:38 hr | 10:46 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 04:42 hr |
| Standby | 110 hr | 71 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | OmniVision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | Samsung S5K5E9 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 69 |
| Zoom | - | 72 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | OmniVision OV32B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.1 | 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, 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 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 | February 2022 | December 2021 |
| Release date | March 2022 | December 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $580 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Xiaomi 17 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | 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 12 is definitely a better buy.
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