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Xiaomi 12T vs OnePlus 8 Pro

66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
VS
62 out 100
OnePlus 8 Pro
Xiaomi 12T
OnePlus 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12T Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra, vs OnePlus 8 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 12T
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4510mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 202g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12T and OnePlus 8 Pro
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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12T
vs
OnePlus 8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 91.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz258 Hz
Response time1 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T], [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 165.3 mm (6.51 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12T and OnePlus 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Hexagon 698
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1309 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12T
1209
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12T
3544
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12091258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)35443476
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12T
844608
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
CPU261543236093
GPU203940194272
Memory181754149001
UX197371179488
NanoReview Score844608758854
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12T
5860
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
Max Surface Temp.35.7 °C50.2 °C
Stability99 %99 %
Graphics Test35 fps22 fps
Graphics Score58603839
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12T], [OnePlus 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12T
11924
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
Writing score1618514813
Web score106789833
Video editing68315842
Data manipulation101789517
NanoReview Score1192411994

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 25.5 GB 20 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4510 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes (50% in 23 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
Web Browsing08:33 h08:01 h
Video Playback12:21 h12:03 h
Games04:59 h04:57 h
Standby Mode109 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Sony IMX689
Sensor size1/1.671/1.43
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5K4H7Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/41/2.25
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12T
120
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Video quality
Xiaomi 12T
127
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12T
115
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Bokeh6560
Preview6353
Zoom67107
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T], [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX596 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.47 1/3.06
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 12T
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
Video quality
Xiaomi 12T
n/a
OnePlus 8 Pro
127

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
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 12T
87.4 dB
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2022 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 899
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 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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