Home Phone comparison Vivo X200 Pro mini and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S - Which is better?

Vivo X200 Pro mini vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

91 out 100
Vivo X200 Pro mini
VS
52 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
Vivo X200 Pro mini
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X200 Pro mini Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96. 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 Vivo X200 Pro mini
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
  • Larger display: 6.43in
  • Lighter design: 176g vs 187g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo X200 Pro mini and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
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:
Vivo X200 Pro mini
vs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.31 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 84.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
1803 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)361 Hz355 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Vivo X200 Pro mini], [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.8 mm (5.94 in) 159.87 mm (6.29 in)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 in) 73.87 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.09 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X200 Pro mini
90.3 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
84.5 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X200 Pro mini and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 MediaTek Helio G96
Max Frequency 3620 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.63 (Cortex-X925)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 890 MediaTek APU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 1536 128
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 243 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
2696
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
8536
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1688
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2696680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)85361688
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X200 Pro mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X200 Pro mini
2452559
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
392628
CPU550000124765
GPU112474463661
Memory38239495926
UX395421108276
NanoReview Score2452559392628
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X200 Pro mini
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1154
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X200 Pro mini
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
8306
Writing scoren/a10309
Web scoren/a6774
Video editingn/a4587
Data manipulationn/a7052
NanoReview Scoren/a8306

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 55 GB 20 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 33 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:52 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X200 Pro mini
28:40
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
21:29
Web Browsing11:58 h08:34 h
Video Playback18:31 h12:36 h
Games05:59 h05:22 h
Standby Mode131 h105 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 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/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-818Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.281/1.52
Pixel size1.22 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX882n/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 20 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung KD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.06
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 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 Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
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 Bandsn/aGSM 3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a13
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X200 Pro mini
85.7 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
81.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 289
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 33 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X200 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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