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Vivo X90 Pro vs Xiaomi 12

77 out 100
Vivo X90 Pro
VS
65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
Vivo X90 Pro
Xiaomi 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X90 Pro Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9200, vs Xiaomi 12, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 X90 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4870mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 214.85g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo X90 Pro and Xiaomi 12
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 X90 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.28 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X90 Pro
933 nits
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Vivo X90 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.07 mm (6.46 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
Width 74.53 mm (2.93 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 9.34 mm (0.37 in) 8.16 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 214.85 g (7.58 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Red		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X90 Pro
90.8 %
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X90 Pro and Xiaomi 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3050 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.05 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 690 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 2112 1024
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 3590.4 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X90 Pro
2058
Xiaomi 12
1702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X90 Pro
5465
Xiaomi 12
3977
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)20581702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54653977
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X90 Pro
1507117
Xiaomi 12
1187033
CPU375722308025
GPU537522439066
Memory294299237645
UX299574212297
NanoReview Score15071171187033
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X90 Pro
12376
Xiaomi 12
8751
Max Surface Temp.31 °Cn/a
Stability94 %60 %
Graphics Test73 fps52 fps
Graphics Score123768751
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X90 Pro], [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X90 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12
12987
Writing scoren/a14840
Web scoren/a11534
Video editingn/a7452
Data manipulationn/a9643
NanoReview Scoren/a12987

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
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 14)
OS Size 35 GB n/a
UI Skin Funtouch OS 13 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4870 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 9 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:24 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X90 Pro
19:53
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Web Browsing08:13 h06:17 h
Video Playback12:57 h10:46 h
Games05:37 h04:42 h
Standby Mode87 h71 h

Main camera

Matrix 503 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual 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 (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 108 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 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
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix503 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/11/1.56
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.6n/a
Focal length50 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX758n/a
Sensor size1/2.4n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length16 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX663OmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.931/3.06
Pixel size1.22 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X90 Pro
133
Xiaomi 12
118
Video quality
Vivo X90 Pro
133
Xiaomi 12
121
Overall camera score
Vivo X90 Pro
136
Xiaomi 12
113
Bokeh7055
Preview7169
Zoom14172
Sources: DxOMark [Vivo X90 Pro], [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGD1 OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6E (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 5.2
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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
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 BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X90 Pro
92.3 dB
Xiaomi 12
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 580
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X90 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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