Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Xiaomi 12T

64 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
VS
60 out of 100
Xiaomi 12T

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Xiaomi 12T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra and came out 1 year and 4 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 1111K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (1154 against 957 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • Weighs 16 grams less
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1370 and 1266 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Xiaomi 12T 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
96.5
(Very good)
Value Index
64.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 86.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 99.8%
PWM 1923 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1154 nits
957 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Yellow Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90%
86.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Xiaomi 12T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max clock 3350 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 MediaTek APU 580
GPU
Graphics Mali G615 MC6 Mali-G610 MC6
GPU shading units 768 384
GPU clock 1400 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~660.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Xiaomi 12T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1370
1266
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4509
4052
Compute Score (GPU)
4929
4380
Compute Score (GPU) 4929 4380
Single-core score 1370 1266
Multi-core score 4509 4052
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1604305
1111150
CPU 482670 410599
GPU 432750 171066
Memory 299238 225193
UX 389647 304292
Total score 1604305 1111150
Samples [70 tests] [13 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
852
Stability 85% 98%
Graphics test 6 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 852 569
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Section 1 14 FPS -
Section 2 13 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3458 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1567
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13963
11868
Web score 14649 10817
Video editing 6419 6857
Photo editing 23328 19993
Data manipulation 12555 10380
Writing score 18403 15465

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-04 (Putrz)AnTuTu 111440126
📘 2026-10-02 -> uravinqAnTuTu 121745585
📘 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng)AnTuTu 121933824
📘 2026-09-28 (Müller)AnTuTu 121893547
📘 2026-09-28 (Johan)AnTuTu 121773722
Xiaomi 12T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-21 (CrysTalesia)AnTuTu 111125997
📘 2026-07-09 -> Tem4kAnTuTu 111120838
📘 2026-02-28 -> GogoglAnTuTu 111103123
📘 2026-02-26 (FAN KLYB PROVOKATOR)AnTuTu 111133244
📘 2025-12-22 (JC)AnTuTu 111089139

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size 36 GB 25.5 GB
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 2 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 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
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 18 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 0:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:53 hr 08:33 hr
Watching video 12:36 hr 12:21 hr
Gaming 05:17 hr 04:59 hr
Standby 101 hr 109 hr
General battery life
21:20 hr
21:37 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 12032 x 9204
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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 1920 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Smartsens SC202PCS GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 63
Zoom - 67
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE 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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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 No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.3 dB
87.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced January 2024 October 2022
Release date January 2024 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $600
Successor - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max - Xiaomi 15T
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 120 W
Further details
Notes on Poco X6 Pro:
    - There is an eco-leather version of the X6 Pro that is 4 grams heavier and 0.10 mm thicker.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 12T.

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