Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G, Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1330. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 521ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
- Lighter design: 192g vs 204g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 521 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 970 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 86 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 367 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) | 164.4 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.66 mm (0.34 in) | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP54 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
- Black - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 1330 |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G68 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 64 |
| GPU Frequency | 818 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS | 121.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1674 | 953 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4029 | 2003 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 1318 |
| CPU | 314669 | 138446 |
| GPU | 437869 | 69251 |
| Memory | 204120 | 99549 |
| UX | 237360 | 109306 |
| NanoReview Score | 1194018 | 416552 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 67 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 55 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9299 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13132 | n/a |
| Web score | 10845 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7440 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9341 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11762 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 26.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:21 h | 1:19 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:40 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 10:08 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:44 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 81 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8700x5800 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 1920 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 115 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 64 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX707 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | n/a |
| Focal length | 48 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 70 | n/a |
| Zoom | 102 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32b40 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 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 | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | 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) | n/a |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | December, 2021 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | December, 2021 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 239 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | No |
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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.
Survey
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