Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 and Xiaomi 12X - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Xiaomi 12X

68 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22
VS
63 out 100
Xiaomi 12X
Samsung Galaxy S22
Xiaomi 12X

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Xiaomi 12X, Manufactured in December, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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 Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 176g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12X
  • Larger display: 6.28in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3700mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Xiaomi 12X
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:
Samsung Galaxy S22
vs
Xiaomi 12X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.28 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 780 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Xiaomi 12X
924 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz523 Hz
Response time10 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Xiaomi 12X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.16 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Xiaomi 12X
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Xiaomi 12X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 698
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Xiaomi 12X
1297
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Xiaomi 12X
3428
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16121297
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37963428
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Xiaomi 12X]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Xiaomi 12X
806389
CPU302471237508
GPU373644235693
Memory174962153330
UX237420179858
NanoReview Score1088497806389
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Xiaomi 12X
4251
Max Surface Temp.38 °C37.6 °C
Stability60 %98 %
Graphics Test39 fps25 fps
Graphics Score65304251
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Xiaomi 12X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Writing score15127n/a
Web score10324n/a
Video editing7244n/a
Data manipulation10926n/a
NanoReview Score12422n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 30.2 GB 29.3 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (78% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Xiaomi 12X
22:44
Web Browsing07:10 h09:35 h
Video Playback11:44 h14:39 h
Games04:49 h05:35 h
Standby Mode100 h101 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX772n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX713OmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.1
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 DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *Yesn/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB
Xiaomi 12X
90.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 650
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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