Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15T Pro and Xiaomi 12T - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15T Pro vs Xiaomi 12T

90 out 100
Xiaomi 15T Pro
VS
66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
Xiaomi 15T Pro
Xiaomi 12T

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15T Pro Manufactured in September, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus, vs Xiaomi 12T, Manufactured in October, 2022 with 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 15T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 210g
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15T 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 15T Pro
vs
Xiaomi 12T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1280x2772 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 447 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.96 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Gray		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15T Pro
90.3 %
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15T Pro and Xiaomi 12T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max Frequency 3630 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 890 MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15T Pro
2731
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15T Pro
8135
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)27311209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)81353544
Geekbench Compute (GPU)20573n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15T Pro], [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15T Pro
2718159
Xiaomi 12T
844608
CPU601093261543
GPU1227523203940
Memory415530181754
UX474013197371
NanoReview Score2718159844608
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15T 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 15T 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 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 25.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Web Browsingn/a08:33 h
Video Playbackn/a12:21 h
Gamesn/a04:59 h
Standby Moden/a109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 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/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OVX9100Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.311/1.67
Pixel size1.2 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.0n/a
Focal length115 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/3.061/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
120
Video quality
Xiaomi 15T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
115
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a67
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.47
Pixel size 0.64 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6.0 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
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 2/3/5/8GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 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/B66/B71)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 n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15T Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2025 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 600
MSRP ($) 899 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15T Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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