Home Phone comparison Realme GT5 and Xiaomi 12T - Which is better?

Realme GT5 vs Xiaomi 12T

77 out 100
Realme GT5
VS
66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
Realme GT5
Xiaomi 12T

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT5 Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi 12T, Manufactured in October, 2022 with 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 GT5
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 451ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5240mAh vs 5000mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 205g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme GT5 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme GT5
vs
Xiaomi 12T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1240x2772 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 451 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme GT5
1091 nits
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Realme GT5], [Xiaomi 12T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.13 mm (6.42 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.38 mm (2.97 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT5
89.2 %
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Realme GT5 and Xiaomi 12T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT5
1997
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT5
5470
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19971209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54703544
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme GT5], [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme GT5
1563190
Xiaomi 12T
844608
CPU387564261543
GPU592096203940
Memory290873181754
UX292657197371
NanoReview Score1563190844608
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme GT5
12533
Xiaomi 12T
5860
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5860
Sources: 3DMark [Realme GT5], [Xiaomi 12T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT5
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Writing scoren/a16185
Web scoren/a10678
Video editingn/a6831
Data manipulationn/a10178
NanoReview Scoren/a11924

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 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 15)
OS Size n/a 25.5 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5240 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 150 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time 0:16 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme GT5
23:26
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Web Browsing08:00 h08:33 h
Video Playback10:56 h12:21 h
Games04:54 h04:59 h
Standby Mode142 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 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/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX890Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.561/1.67
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/4.01/4
Pixel size1.14 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme GT5
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
120
Video quality
Realme GT5
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
127
Overall camera score
Realme GT5
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
115
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a67
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.47
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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/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 5.3 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme GT5
89.9 dB
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 150 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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