Home Phone comparison Motorola Edge Plus (2023) and Xiaomi 12 Pro - Which is better?

Motorola Edge Plus (2023) vs Xiaomi 12 Pro

77 out 100
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
VS
70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
Xiaomi 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge Plus (2023) Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 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 Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Lighter design: 203g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge Plus (2023) 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:
Edge Plus (2023)
vs
Xiaomi 12 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 970 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
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 161.16 mm (6.34 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.59 mm (0.34 in) 8.66 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
90 %
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge Plus (2023) and Xiaomi 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 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 Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
1998
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
5315
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19981674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53154029
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge Plus (2023)], [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
1467120
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
CPU338291314669
GPU550741437869
Memory292130204120
UX285958237360
NanoReview Score14671201194018
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
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
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
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 n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity512 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26.5 GB
UI Skin My UX HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 68 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (71% in 20 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
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 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 960 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX707
Sensor size1/1.551/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a48 mm
SensorSony IMX663Samsung JN1
Sensor size1/2.931/2.76
Pixel size1.22 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung JN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Video quality
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a70
Zoomn/a102
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 10000x6000 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A OmniVision OV32b40
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.14
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/k/v/r) 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/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 category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 68 W Yes 120 W

Note

Motorola Edge Plus (2023):

In the European region, the smartphone comes with a 125-watt power adapter.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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