Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F6 and Xiaomi 12 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F6 vs Xiaomi 12

72 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F6
VS
65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi Poco F6
Xiaomi 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F6 Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 12, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 Poco F6
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 180g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F6 and Xiaomi 12
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    vs
    Xiaomi 12

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED AMOLED
    Size 6.67 in 6.28 in
    Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
    Pixel density 446 ppi 419 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 2400 nits 500 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 89.3 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    1208 nits
    Xiaomi 12
    887 nits
    sRGB gamut99.1 %n/a
    PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
    Response time1 msn/a
    Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco F6]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
    Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
    Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.16 mm (0.32 in)
    Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
    Water resistance IP64 No
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Plastic Glass
    Frame Plastic Metal
    Colors - Black
    - Gray
    - Green    		 - Black
    - Blue
    - Pink
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    89.9 %
    Xiaomi 12
    89.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi Poco F6 and Xiaomi 12 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
    Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
    Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
    - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3 (Cortex-X4)    		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
    - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
    - 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
    Process TSMC Samsung
    Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
    Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 730
    GPU Cores 768 1024
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 818 MHz
    FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    1978
    Xiaomi 12
    1702
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    4982
    Xiaomi 12
    3977
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19781702
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49823977
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)9966n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F6], [Xiaomi 12]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    1489956
    Xiaomi 12
    1187033
    CPU392861308025
    GPU502368439066
    Memory325309237645
    UX269418212297
    NanoReview Score14899561187033
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi 12
    8751
    Stabilityn/a60 %
    Graphics Testn/a52 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a8751
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi 12
    12987
    Writing scoren/a14840
    Web scoren/a11534
    Video editingn/a7452
    Data manipulationn/a9643
    NanoReview Scoren/a12987

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 8 GB
    - 12 GB    		 - 8 GB
    - 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
    Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
    Channels 4 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		- 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
    OS Size 23 GB n/a
    UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
    Max Charging Power 90 W 67 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
    Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
    Fast Charging Yes (50% in 12 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:37 h 0:46 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    17:19
    Xiaomi 12
    15:58
    Web Browsing06:19 h06:17 h
    Video Playback10:39 h10:46 h
    Games05:08 h04:42 h
    Standby Mode86 h71 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash Dual LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Optical Optical
    8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 13 MP
    Macro: 5 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
    Focal length26 mm26 mm
    SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX766
    Sensor size1/1.951/1.56
    Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP13 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
    Focal lengthn/a12 mm
    SensorSony IMX355OmniVision OV13B10
    Sensor size1/4.01/3.06
    Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi 12
    118
    Video quality
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi 12
    121
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi Poco F6
    n/a
    Xiaomi 12
    113
    Bokehn/a55
    Previewn/a69
    Zoomn/a72
    Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
    Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
    Focal length n/a 26 mm
    Sensor Omnivision OV20B OmniVision OV32B40
    Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.7 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2
    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
    - NAVIC
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 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/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
    LTE category2020
    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 Poco F6
    90.5 dB
    Xiaomi 12
    n/a

    Other

    Class Mid-range Flagship
    Announced May, 2024 yr December, 2021 yr
    Release Date May, 2024 yr December, 2021 yr
    Launch Price ($) 379 580
    Sensors - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 67 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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