Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
82 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. 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
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 201.5g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi Poco X8 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 Poco X8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.28 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 90 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 157.53 mm (6.2 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 75.19 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 201.5 g (7.11 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
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)		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 2662.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
1751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
6824
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17021751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39776824
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14716
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12], [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
2082689
CPU308025590034
GPU439066664221
Memory237645362146
UX212297466288
NanoReview Score11870332082689
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test52 fpsn/a
Graphics Score8751n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Writing score14840n/a
Web score11534n/a
Video editing7452n/a
Data manipulation9643n/a
NanoReview Score12987n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 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
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 100 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 (87% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing06:17 hn/a
Video Playback10:46 hn/a
Games04:42 hn/a
Standby Mode71 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX882
Sensor size1/1.561/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length12 mm15 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13B10SmartSens SC821CS
Sensor size1/3.061/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size n/a 1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 6.0
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
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
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 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 329
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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