Home Phone comparison Realme GT 7 Pro and Xiaomi 12 - Which is better?

Realme GT 7 Pro vs Xiaomi 12

90 out 100
Realme GT 7 Pro
VS
65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
Realme GT 7 Pro
Xiaomi 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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 Realme GT 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 222.8g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme GT 7 Pro 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme GT 7 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED, LTPO AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.28 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme GT 7 Pro
2323 nits
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Realme GT 7 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.16 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 222.8 g (7.86 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Orange		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT 7 Pro
88.8 %
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Realme GT 7 Pro and Xiaomi 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT 7 Pro
3122
Xiaomi 12
1702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT 7 Pro
9538
Xiaomi 12
3977
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31221702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95383977
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24657n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme GT 7 Pro], [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme GT 7 Pro
2877913
Xiaomi 12
1187033
CPU619471308025
GPU1226544439066
Memory600247237645
UX431651212297
NanoReview Score28779131187033
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12
8751
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a52 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8751
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12
12987
Writing scoren/a14840
Web scoren/a11534
Video editingn/a7452
Data manipulationn/a9643
NanoReview Scoren/a12987

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory Cardn/aNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 58 GB n/a
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 6500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 67 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme GT 7 Pro
32:07
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Web Browsing16:09 h06:17 h
Video Playback18:28 h10:46 h
Games07:48 h04:42 h
Standby Mode132 h71 h

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 n/a 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 112 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.7n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX882n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX355OmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.81/3.06
Pixel size1.14 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12
118
Video quality
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12
121
Overall camera score
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12
113
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a69
Zoomn/a72
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/3.09 n/a
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, HP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2.0 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
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme GT 7 Pro
89.9 dB
Xiaomi 12
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 580
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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