Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Vivo S30 Pro mini - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Vivo S30 Pro mini

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
83 out 100
Vivo S30 Pro mini
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Vivo S30 Pro mini

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Vivo S30 Pro mini
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:
Xiaomi 12 Pro
vs
Vivo S30 Pro mini

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 970 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)367 Hzn/a
Response time5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 150.83 mm (5.94 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 71.76 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Vivo S30 Pro mini
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Vivo S30 Pro mini In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 790
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Vivo S30 Pro mini
2265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Vivo S30 Pro mini
7183
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16742265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40297183
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a15386
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Vivo S30 Pro mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Vivo S30 Pro mini
1960100
CPU314669465827
GPU437869784189
Memory204120346049
UX237360364035
NanoReview Score11940181960100
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °Cn/a
Stability67 %n/a
Graphics Test55 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9299n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Writing score13132n/a
Web score10845n/a
Video editing7440n/a
Data manipulation9341n/a
NanoReview Score11762n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 26.5 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 OriginOS 5

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:21 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Web Browsing06:40 hn/a
Video Playback10:08 hn/a
Games04:44 hn/a
Standby Mode81 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
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 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 106 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX921
Sensor size1/1.281/1.56
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.6
Focal length48 mm70 mm
SensorSamsung JN1Sony IMX882
Sensor size1/2.761/1.95
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- 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 1900 MHzGSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
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)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 490
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 Yes 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S30 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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