Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13T Pro and Xiaomi 12T - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13T Pro vs Xiaomi 12T

77 out 100
Xiaomi 13T Pro
VS
66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
Xiaomi 13T Pro
Xiaomi 12T

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Pro Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus, vs Xiaomi 12T, Manufactured in October, 2022with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra. 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 13T Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 206g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13T Pro and Xiaomi 12T
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 13T Pro
vs
Xiaomi 12T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13T Pro
1092 nits
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13T Pro], [Xiaomi 12T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T Pro
87.5 %
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13T Pro and Xiaomi 12T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 690 MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 2112 768
GPU Frequency 995 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 4202.8 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T Pro
1927
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T Pro
4452
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19271209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44523544
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 13T Pro], [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13T Pro
1477178
Xiaomi 12T
844608
CPU377016261543
GPU515701203940
Memory310426181754
UX274035197371
NanoReview Score1477178844608
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
5860
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5860
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Writing scoren/a16185
Web scoren/a10678
Video editingn/a6831
Data manipulationn/a10178
NanoReview Scoren/a11924

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 49 GB 25.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (68% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time 0:26 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13T Pro
21:52
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Web Browsing09:13 h08:33 h
Video Playback13:12 h12:21 h
Games06:15 h04:59 h
Standby Mode99 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX707Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.281/1.67
Pixel size1.22 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length50 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13BSamsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/3.061/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T Pro
135
Xiaomi 12T
120
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T Pro
134
Xiaomi 12T
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13T Pro
131
Xiaomi 12T
115
Bokeh7065
Preview7763
Zoom9867
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13T Pro], [Xiaomi 12T]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/2 1/3.47
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.3
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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
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 13T Pro
89.7 dB
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 600
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 Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 13T Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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