Home Phone comparison Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi 12T - Which is better?

Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Xiaomi 12T

72 out 100
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
VS
66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
Xiaomi 12T

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 12T, Manufactured in October, 2022with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra. 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 Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi 12T
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
vs
Xiaomi 12T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1272x2800 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP53
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Gray
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
89.1 %
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi 12T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
1178
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
3146
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11781209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31463544
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3997n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G], [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
818241
Xiaomi 12T
844608
CPU270589261543
GPU197769203940
Memory183081181754
UX166802197371
NanoReview Score818241844608
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
5860
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5860
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Writing scoren/a16185
Web scoren/a10678
Video editingn/a6831
Data manipulationn/a10178
NanoReview Scoren/a11924

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 25.5 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 120 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Web Browsingn/a08:33 h
Video Playbackn/a12:21 h
Gamesn/a04:59 h
Standby Moden/a109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX896Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.561/1.67
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.7n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX882n/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/4.01/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
120
Video quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
127
Overall camera score
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
115
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a67
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.47
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
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 6 (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 5.2 5.3
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		 - 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/5/8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 589 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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