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Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Apple iPhone 8

74 out 100
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
VS
44 out 100
Apple iPhone 8
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Apple iPhone 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 8, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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 12S Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4860mAh vs 1821mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 225g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 2/64 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Apple iPhone 8
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 12S Ultra
vs
Apple iPhone 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.73 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
Apple iPhone 8
637 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)186 Hzn/a
Response time2 ms22 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1373:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Apple iPhone 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.17 mm (6.42 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 74.92 mm (2.95 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 9.06 mm (0.36 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %
Apple iPhone 8
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Apple iPhone 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 192
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Apple iPhone 8
1030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Apple iPhone 8
2686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14581030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39702686
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
Apple iPhone 8
489618
CPU331276174461
GPU485862115185
Memory18291797672
UX234174102300
NanoReview Score1234229489618
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Apple iPhone 8
3131
Max Surface Temp.49.2 °C45.4 °C
Stability70 %62 %
Graphics Test59 fps18 fps
Graphics Score98603131
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Apple iPhone 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Apple iPhone 8
n/a
Writing score15792n/a
Web score11773n/a
Video editing7444n/a
Data manipulation9984n/a
NanoReview Score13365n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 32 GB 6 GB
UI Skin MIUI 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4860 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Apple iPhone 8
16:16
Web Browsing08:46 h06:14 h
Video Playback13:01 h09:59 h
Games05:25 h03:40 h
Standby Mode96 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad 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 3840 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX989Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/11/3
Pixel size1.6 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/4.1n/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Apple iPhone 8
93
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Apple iPhone 8
90
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Apple iPhone 8
92
Bokeh65n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom136n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Apple iPhone 8]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Apple iPhone 8
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132
Apple iPhone 8
n/a

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 Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2016
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
83.2 dB
Apple iPhone 8
80.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 890 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12S Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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