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

Xiaomi 12S vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

69 out 100
Xiaomi 12S
VS
74 out 100
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Xiaomi 12S
Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 225g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4860mAh vs 4500mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12S Ultra
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12S
vs
Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.28 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 89.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a186 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 163.17 mm (6.42 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 74.92 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 9.06 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S
89.3 %
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12S Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3190 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S
1836
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S
4622
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18361458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)46223970
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12S], [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S
1225350
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
CPU326540331276
GPU470277485862
Memory191951182917
UX236618234174
NanoReview Score12253501234229
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S
10272
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Max Surface Temp.n/a49.2 °C
Stability65 %70 %
Graphics Test61 fps59 fps
Graphics Score102729860
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12S], [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S
13652
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Writing score1602615792
Web score1189711773
Video editing74657444
Data manipulation99549984
NanoReview Score1365213365

Memory

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

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4860 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (33% in 10 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Web Browsingn/a08:46 h
Video Playbackn/a13:01 h
Gamesn/a05:25 h
Standby Moden/a96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital 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 1920 fps (720p) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.281/1
Pixel size1.22 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/4.1
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/3.061/2.0
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a136
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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
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
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42)n/a
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
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
83.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 890
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 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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