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Xiaomi 12 vs Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
61 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro, Manufactured in December, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 218g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi Mi 10T 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
vs
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.28 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 630 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 85.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
625 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a2358 Hz
Response timen/a42.2 ms
Contrastn/a1252:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
85.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 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)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
1263
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
3482
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17021263
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39773482
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
741545
CPU308025222519
GPU439066194682
Memory237645140261
UX212297184083
NanoReview Score1187033741545
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
3799
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.5 °C
Stability60 %99 %
Graphics Test52 fps22 fps
Graphics Score87513799
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12], [Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
9993
Writing score1484013489
Web score115346810
Video editing74525610
Data manipulation96436940
NanoReview Score129879993

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 19.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 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 (87% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:58 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
26:11
Web Browsing06:17 h10:54 h
Video Playback10:46 h15:36 h
Games04:42 h05:58 h
Standby Mode71 h125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung S5KHMX
Sensor size1/1.561/1.33
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13B10Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/3.061/1.7
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
121
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
110
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
118
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12], [Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5963x3354 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size n/a 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
105
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, AVRCP, 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
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 B2/3/5/8
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/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2022
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
90.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr December, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 710
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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