Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 521ppi
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
- Lighter design: 201.5g vs 225g
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4860mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | 6.59 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1268x2756 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 521 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4 % | 90 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 186 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.17 mm (6.42 in) | 157.53 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 74.92 mm (2.95 in) | 75.19 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 9.06 mm (0.36 in) | 8.38 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 201.5 g (7.11 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- White - Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra |
| Max Frequency | 3190 MHz | 3400 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) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725) - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | 2662.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1458 | 1751 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3970 | 6824 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 14716 |
| CPU | 331276 | 590034 |
| GPU | 485862 | 664221 |
| Memory | 182917 | 362146 |
| UX | 234174 | 466288 |
| NanoReview Score | 1234229 | 2082689 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 49.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 70 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9860 | n/a |
| Writing score | 15792 | n/a |
| Web score | 11773 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7444 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9984 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13365 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 32 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MIUI 13 | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4860 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (68% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:50 h | 0:48 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:46 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:01 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:25 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | n/a |
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) | 960 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: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | n/a |
| Focal length | 120 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 63 | n/a |
| Zoom | 136 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32C | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 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 | 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 | Varies by region |
| 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 | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July, 2022 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2022 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 890 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 329 |
| 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, 100 W |
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