Xiaomi 12T Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12T Pro Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, Manufactured in December, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 665. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 205g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 3/32 GB
- 4/32 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12T Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 80.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12T Pro
905 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
600 nits
sRGB gamut98.2 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms46.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1163:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 161.1 mm (6.34 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12T Pro
86.7 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
80.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12T Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2000 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)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/2 (Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 11 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 686
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 610
GPU Cores 1024 128
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12T Pro
1793
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12T Pro
4298
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
1551
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1793510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42981551
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12T Pro
1321368
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
235500
CPU36338890638
GPU48037442930
Memory22294445249
UX25466256683
NanoReview Score1321368235500
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
219
Max Surface Temp.n/a37 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a1 fps
Graphics Scoren/a219
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
6387
Writing scoren/a6414
Web scoren/a5709
Video editingn/a4846
Data manipulationn/a5102
NanoReview Scoren/a6387

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 3 GB
- 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 33 GB 8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 2:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12T Pro
20:18
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
19:50
Web Browsing08:18 h08:01 h
Video Playback12:36 h11:48 h
Games05:04 h05:03 h
Standby Mode94 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12288x16384 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED 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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung HP1Samsung S5KGM1
Sensor size1/1.221/2
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5K4H7Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size1/41/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12T Pro
130
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12T Pro
134
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12T Pro
129
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview71n/a
Zoom101n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4224x3136 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 2821 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 Omnivision OV13855
Sensor size 1/3.47 1/2.9
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 1900 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12T Pro
90.1 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
87.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2022 yr November, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr December, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 750 216
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12T Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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