Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Xiaomi 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380, vs Xiaomi 12 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Xiaomi 12 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 970 nits
HDR support n/a Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
772 nits
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a367 Hz
Response timen/a5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.66 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
86.7 %
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Xiaomi 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 320 1024
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 608 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
1017
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
2792
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10171674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27924029
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3061n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
594395
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
CPU188061314669
GPU134686437869
Memory113361204120
UX158287237360
NanoReview Score5943951194018
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stabilityn/a67 %
Graphics Testn/a55 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9299
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Writing scoren/a13132
Web scoren/a10845
Video editingn/a7440
Data manipulationn/a9341
NanoReview Scoren/a11762

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21.7 GB 26.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full Charge Time 1:26 h 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
18:04
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Web Browsing05:45 h06:40 h
Video Playback10:52 h10:08 h
Games05:18 h04:44 h
Standby Mode98 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN1Sony IMX707
Sensor size1/2.761/1.28
Pixel size0.64 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.9
Focal lengthn/a48 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung JN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung JN1
Sensor size1/41/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a70
Zoomn/a102

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a OmniVision OV32b40
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.14
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 μm
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2
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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)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 category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio n/a No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 299 999
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- 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 Xiaomi 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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