Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10T - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10T

74 out 100
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
VS
58 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 10T
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Xiaomi Mi 10T

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Mi 10T, Manufactured in December, 2020 with 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 12S Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10T
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 216g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4860mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10T
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
Xiaomi Mi 10T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.73 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 620 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 85.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10T
619 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)186 Hz2381 Hz
Response time2 ms39.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1279:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Xiaomi Mi 10T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.17 mm (6.42 in) 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Width 74.92 mm (2.95 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 9.06 mm (0.36 in) 9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 216 g (7.62 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %
Xiaomi Mi 10T
85.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (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 TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Xiaomi Mi 10T
1259
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Xiaomi Mi 10T
3474
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14581259
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39703474
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
Xiaomi Mi 10T
754313
CPU331276213061
GPU485862194732
Memory182917145367
UX234174201153
NanoReview Score1234229754313
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Xiaomi Mi 10T
3843
Max Surface Temp.49.2 °C41.3 °C
Stability70 %99 %
Graphics Test59 fps23 fps
Graphics Score98603843
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Xiaomi Mi 10T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Xiaomi Mi 10T
10022
Writing score1579213458
Web score117736827
Video editing74445617
Data manipulation99846978
NanoReview Score1336510022

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 32 GB 19.8 GB
UI Skin MIUI 13 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 4860 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 (73% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Xiaomi Mi 10T
25:11
Web Browsing08:46 h10:07 h
Video Playback13:01 h15:05 h
Games05:25 h05:39 h
Standby Mode96 h123 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution n/a 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 3840 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX682
Sensor size1/11/1.73
Pixel size1.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.01/1.7
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Xiaomi Mi 10T
97
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Xiaomi Mi 10T
95
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Xiaomi Mi 10T
98
Bokeh65n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom136n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Xiaomi Mi 10T]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5963x3354 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 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
Xiaomi Mi 10T
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132
Xiaomi Mi 10T
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 5.1
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
- QZSS
- 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 Bandsn/aGSM B2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (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 12S Ultra
83.2 dB
Xiaomi Mi 10T
91.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr December, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 890 500
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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