Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 521ppi
- Lighter design: 225g vs 234g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4860mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 in | 6.81 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 521 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 186 Hz | 510 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.17 mm (6.42 in) | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 74.92 mm (2.95 in) | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) |
| Thickness | 9.06 mm (0.36 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 234 g (8.25 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Ceramic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- White - Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| 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 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1458 | 1463 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3970 | 3911 |
| CPU | 331276 | 246800 |
| GPU | 485862 | 260294 |
| Memory | 182917 | 182528 |
| UX | 234174 | 233954 |
| NanoReview Score | 1234229 | 923576 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 49.2 °C | 43.1 °C |
| Stability | 70 % | 91 % |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | 31 fps |
| Graphics Score | 9860 | 5285 |
| Writing score | 15792 | 14672 |
| Web score | 11773 | 11015 |
| Video editing | 7444 | 7568 |
| Data manipulation | 9984 | 9531 |
| NanoReview Score | 13365 | 12250 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 32 GB | 31 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 13 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4860 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 67 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (67 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (90% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:50 h | 0:37 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:46 h | 06:28 h |
| Video Playback | 13:01 h | 11:22 h |
| Games | 05:25 h | 04:38 h |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | 90 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 8700x5800 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 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) | 1920 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 128 ° | 128 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | Samsung GN2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1 | 1/1.12 |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/4.1 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | 75 |
| Preview | 63 | 72 |
| Zoom | 136 | 142 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 5380x3620 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.3 |
| 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 | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6E (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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, 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 - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM850 900 1800 MHz |
| 3G Bands | n/a | WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2022 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2022 yr | April, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 890 | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 67 W | n/a |
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