Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Vivo X300 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Vivo X300 Pro

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
90 out 100
Vivo X300 Pro
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Vivo X300 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Vivo X300 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. 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 Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 226g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Vivo X300 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6510mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Vivo X300 Pro
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 X300 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 452 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 970 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 90.8 %
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 X300 Pro
2611 nits
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) 161.98 mm (6.38 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 75.48 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 226 g (7.97 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
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Vivo X300 Pro
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Vivo X300 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4210 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)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Vivo X300 Pro
3447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Vivo X300 Pro
10378
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16743447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)402910378
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25723
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Vivo X300 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Vivo X300 Pro
4011932
CPU3146691043247
GPU4378691510982
Memory204120667254
UX237360790449
NanoReview Score11940184011932
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Vivo X300 Pro
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 X300 Pro
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 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 26.5 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 6510 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes (55% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Vivo X300 Pro
20:40
Web Browsing06:40 h08:45 h
Video Playback10:08 h14:55 h
Games04:44 h06:08 h
Standby Mode81 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.7x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony LYT-828
Sensor size1/1.281/1.28
Pixel size1.22 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.7
Focal length48 mm85 mm
SensorSamsung JN1Samsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor size1/2.761/1.4
Pixel size0.64 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length14 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung JN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
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 3.2
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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/B2/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/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Vivo X300 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
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 X300 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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