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

Vivo X200 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

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

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X200 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.78 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
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 452ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
  • Lighter design: 176g vs 228g

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 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Vivo X200 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 452 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 84.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X200 Pro
2028 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
629 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a355 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.36 mm (6.39 in) 159.87 mm (6.29 in)
Width 75.92 mm (2.99 in) 73.87 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 8.09 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X200 Pro
90.1 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
84.5 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X200 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 MediaTek Helio G96
Max Frequency 3630 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
2848
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro
8363
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1688
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2848680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)83631688
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24447n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X200 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X200 Pro
2647012
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
392628
CPU600293124765
GPU119478463661
Memory40828395926
UX443652108276
NanoReview Score2647012392628
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X200 Pro
18771
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1154
Stability55 %n/a
Graphics Test112 fpsn/a
Graphics Score18771n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X200 Pro], [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X200 Pro
15826
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
8306
Writing score2485110309
Web score140356774
Video editing57944587
Data manipulation137487052
NanoReview Score158268306

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 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 n/a 20 GB
UI Skin Funtouch OS 15 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 6000 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 (73% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X200 Pro
24:55
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
21:29
Web Browsing12:47 h08:34 h
Video Playback16:41 h12:36 h
Games07:44 h05:22 h
Standby Mode85 h105 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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: 200 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
Matrix200 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.7n/a
Focal length85 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 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 S5KKD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.42 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No 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 3.2 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHzGSM 3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8WCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (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 No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X200 Pro
n/a
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 ($) 847 289
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

Note

Vivo X200 Pro:

The black model is thinner (8.2) and lighter (223g).

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below