Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3) and Xiaomi 12T Pro - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3) vs Xiaomi 12T Pro

85 out 100
Nothing Phone (3)
VS
72 out 100
Xiaomi 12T Pro
Nothing Phone (3)
Xiaomi 12T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3) Manufactured in July, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, vs Xiaomi 12T Pro, Manufactured in October, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus 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 Nothing Phone (3)
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T Pro
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 218g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3) and Xiaomi 12T 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:
Nothing Phone (3)
vs
Xiaomi 12T Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
905 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.6 mm (6.32 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.59 mm (2.98 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.99 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3)
88.5 %
Xiaomi 12T Pro
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3) and Xiaomi 12T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3210 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 1150 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3)
2162
Xiaomi 12T Pro
1793
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3)
6880
Xiaomi 12T Pro
4298
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21621793
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68804298
Geekbench Compute (GPU)18659n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3)], [Xiaomi 12T Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3)
2160544
Xiaomi 12T Pro
1321368
CPU466100363388
GPU938050480374
Memory431133222944
UX325261254662
NanoReview Score21605441321368

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 33 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.5 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 120 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
20:18
Web Browsingn/a08:18 h
Video Playbackn/a12:36 h
Gamesn/a05:04 h
Standby Moden/a94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12288x16384 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash 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 114 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung HP1
Sensor size1/1.31/1.22
Pixel size0.8 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.7n/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
130
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
134
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
129
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a101
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.47
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.8 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/be) 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 6.0 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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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 *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, DCS, PCSGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/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 n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
90.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 750
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (3) the clear winner in this comparison.

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