OnePlus 12 vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 12 Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 12
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Lighter design: 201.5g vs 220g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 12 and Xiaomi Poco X8 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.3 % 90 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 12
1149 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
Response time11 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 157.53 mm (6.2 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 75.19 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 9.15 mm (0.36 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 201.5 g (7.11 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 12
91.3 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 12 and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2662.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 12
2314
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
1751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 12
7063
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
6824
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23141751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70636824
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14716
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 12
1927806
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
2082689
CPU375207590034
GPU822387664221
Memory389261362146
UX340951466288
NanoReview Score19278062082689
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 12
17208
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.50.5 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test103 fpsn/a
Graphics Score17208n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 12
13384
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Writing score17540n/a
Web score12385n/a
Video editing6200n/a
Data manipulation13585n/a
NanoReview Score13384n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 30 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 15 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:24 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 12
28:16
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing13:10 hn/a
Video Playback18:49 hn/a
Games06:05 hn/a
Standby Mode114 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.5
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-T808Sony IMX882
Sensor size1/1.431/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX581SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size1/21/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 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 7 (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 6.0
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 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B28B/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 12
82.6 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 329
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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