Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 4600mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 970 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 85.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
725 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hz490 Hz
Response time5 ms2.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
85.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2300 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)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 688
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 810 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1882
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1674724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40291882
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
398090
CPU314669129013
GPU43786979050
Memory20412074517
UX237360115510
NanoReview Score1194018398090
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1116
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C42 °C
Stability67 %99 %
Graphics Test55 fps6 fps
Graphics Score92991116
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
8594
Writing score1313210163
Web score108456959
Video editing74406464
Data manipulation93417424
NanoReview Score117628594

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 26.5 GB 13 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 5020 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 1:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
18:19
Web Browsing06:40 h07:44 h
Video Playback10:08 h13:08 h
Games04:44 h05:07 h
Standby Mode81 h73 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX707Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.281/1.52
Pixel size1.22 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length48 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung JN1Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.761/2.8
Pixel size0.64 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
111
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
95
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
106
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
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 1900 MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2015
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
89.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 220
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 n/a
* 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.

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