Home Phone comparison Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Xiaomi 12 - Which is better?

Motorola Edge 50 Neo vs Xiaomi 12

66 out 100
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
VS
65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
Xiaomi 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Neo Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.4 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Xiaomi 12, 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 Motorola Edge 50 Neo
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 180g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4310mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Xiaomi 12
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.4 in 6.28 in
Resolution 1220x2670 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
1245 nits
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
sRGB gamut107.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)355 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Edge 50 Neo]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.1 mm (6.07 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.16 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
90.1 %
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Xiaomi 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
1063
Xiaomi 12
1702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
3055
Xiaomi 12
3977
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10631702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30553977
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2535n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 50 Neo], [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
661441
Xiaomi 12
1187033
CPU192467308025
GPU148048439066
Memory154926237645
UX166000212297
NanoReview Score6614411187033
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
n/a
Xiaomi 12
8751
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a52 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8751
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
n/a
Xiaomi 12
12987
Writing scoren/a14840
Web scoren/a11534
Video editingn/a7452
Data manipulationn/a9643
NanoReview Scoren/a12987

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
UI Skin Hello UI HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4310 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 68 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
n/a
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Web Browsingn/a06:17 h
Video Playbackn/a10:46 h
Gamesn/a04:42 h
Standby Moden/a71 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 107 Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1920p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYTIA 700CSony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.51/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aOmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size1/3.01/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
118
Xiaomi 12
118
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
107
Xiaomi 12
121
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
115
Xiaomi 12
113
Bokeh4055
Preview5969
Zoomn/a72
Sources: DxOMark [Motorola Edge 50 Neo], [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- 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 2/3/5/8GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
88 dB
Xiaomi 12
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 580
MSRP ($) 449 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 68 W Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below