Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi Poco X4 GT - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12S vs Xiaomi Poco X4 GT

69 out 100
Xiaomi 12S
VS
60 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
Xiaomi 12S
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Poco X4 GT, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 200g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
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 Poco X4 GT

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.28 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 407 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 270 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
600 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a51540 Hz
Response timen/a24 ms
Contrastn/a1573:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X4 GT]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 163.64 mm (6.44 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 74.29 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 8.87 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S
89.3 %
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi Poco X4 GT 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
1836
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
1072
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S
4622
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
3360
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18361072
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)46223360
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12S], [Xiaomi Poco X4 GT]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S
1225350
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
828511
CPU326540244579
GPU470277203775
Memory191951177719
UX236618202438
NanoReview Score1225350828511
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S
10272
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
5845
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.8 °C
Stability65 %62 %
Graphics Test61 fps35 fps
Graphics Score102725845
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12S], [Xiaomi Poco X4 GT]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S
13652
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
12424
Writing score1602617960
Web score1189711243
Video editing74656914
Data manipulation995410319
NanoReview Score1365212424

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 12 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
UI Skin MIUI 13 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (33% in 10 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
24:29
Web Browsingn/a09:53 h
Video Playbackn/a14:28 h
Gamesn/a05:53 h
Standby Moden/a119 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX707Samsung Bright S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.281/1.72
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.45
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3 1/2
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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, HID, 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 Varies by region
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 / B8GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
86.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced July, 2022 yr June, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 379
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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