Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 9a and Xiaomi 12 Pro - Which is better?

Google Pixel 9a vs Xiaomi 12 Pro

76 out 100
Google Pixel 9a
VS
70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Google Pixel 9a
Xiaomi 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9a Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Xiaomi 12 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9a
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9a and Xiaomi 12 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 9a
vs
Xiaomi 12 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2424 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2700 nits 970 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a367 Hz
Response timen/a5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.7 mm (6.09 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.66 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9a
84.5 %
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9a and Xiaomi 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 896 1024
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
1677
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
4067
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16771674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40674029
Geekbench Compute (GPU)7784n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9a], [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9a
991079
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
CPU161737314669
GPU464865437869
Memory191750204120
UX172727237360
NanoReview Score9910791194018
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stabilityn/a67 %
Graphics Testn/a55 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9299
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Writing scoren/a13132
Web scoren/a10845
Video editingn/a7440
Data manipulationn/a9341
NanoReview Scoren/a11762

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26.5 GB
UI Skin Stock Android HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Web Browsingn/a06:40 h
Video Playbackn/a10:08 h
Gamesn/a04:44 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length25 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX707
Sensor size1/1.21/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.9
Focal lengthn/a48 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung JN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung JN1
Sensor size1/3.11/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Video quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a70
Zoomn/a102
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 20 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32b40
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.14
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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