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Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Honor 600 Pro

74 out 100
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
VS
89 out 100
Honor 600 Pro
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Honor 600 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Honor 600 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor 600 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4860mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Honor 600 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
vs
Honor 600 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1264x2728 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
Honor 600 Pro
6100 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)186 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.17 mm (6.42 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 74.92 mm (2.95 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 9.06 mm (0.36 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %
Honor 600 Pro
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Honor 600 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 900 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Honor 600 Pro
3058
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Honor 600 Pro
9377
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14583058
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39709377
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Honor 600 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
Honor 600 Pro
3042805
CPU331276949476
GPU4858621143046
Memory182917329645
UX234174620638
NanoReview Score12342293042805
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Honor 600 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.49.2 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9860n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Honor 600 Pro
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		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 16
OS Size 32 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 13 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4860 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Honor 600 Pro
29:53
Web Browsing08:46 h11:25 h
Video Playback13:01 h19:55 h
Games05:25 h08:33 h
Standby Mode96 h136 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution n/a 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED 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 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX989Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/11/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1.6 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/4.1f/2.8
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Honor 600 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Honor 600 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Honor 600 Pro
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom136n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

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 OV32C n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Honor 600 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132
Honor 600 Pro
n/a

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 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
- 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
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 12S Ultra
83.2 dB
Honor 600 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr April, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 890 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 785
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 600 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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