Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Oppo Realme GT Neo 3

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Oppo Realme GT Neo 3, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4860mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 1000 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 87.7 %
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
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
789 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)186 Hz359 Hz
Response time2 ms11 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.17 mm (6.42 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.92 mm (2.95 in) 75.6 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 9.06 mm (0.36 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Oppo Realme GT Neo 3 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
1096
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
3393
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14581096
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39703393
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
878115
CPU331276249904
GPU485862215630
Memory182917183608
UX234174228973
NanoReview Score1234229878115
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
5650
Max Surface Temp.49.2 °C48.5 °C
Stability70 %95 %
Graphics Test59 fps33 fps
Graphics Score98605650
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
14531
Writing score1579220973
Web score1177311338
Video editing74446664
Data manipulation99849389
NanoReview Score1336514531

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 32 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 13 Realme UI 3.0

Battery

Volume 4860 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:33 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
22:01
Web Browsing08:46 h08:56 h
Video Playback13:01 h13:29 h
Games05:25 h05:25 h
Standby Mode96 h104 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x 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 3840 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/11/1.56
Pixel size1.6 μm1 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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.3
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.01/4.0
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom136n/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 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.09
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
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
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
n/a

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 5.3
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

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
Oppo Realme GT Neo 3
82.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr March, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 890 410
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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 Xiaomi 12S Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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