Xiaomi Poco X4 GT vs Xiaomi 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X4 GT Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100, vs Xiaomi 12 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X4 GT and Xiaomi 12 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.6 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2460 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 407 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 970 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 270 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.5 % 89.5 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
600 nits
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
sRGB gamut97.9 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)51540 Hz367 Hz
Response time24 ms5 ms
Contrast1573:1∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.64 mm (6.44 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.29 mm (2.92 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.87 mm (0.35 in) 8.66 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
86.5 %
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X4 GT and Xiaomi 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1309 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
1072
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
3360
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10721674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33604029
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
828511
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
CPU244579314669
GPU203775437869
Memory177719204120
UX202438237360
NanoReview Score8285111194018
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
5845
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Max Surface Temp.38.8 °C41.2 °C
Stability62 %67 %
Graphics Test35 fps55 fps
Graphics Score58459299
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
12424
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Writing score1796013132
Web score1124310845
Video editing69147440
Data manipulation103199341
NanoReview Score1242411762

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5080 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 120 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 20 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full Charge Time 0:57 h 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
24:29
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Web Browsing09:53 h06:40 h
Video Playback14:28 h10:08 h
Games05:53 h04:44 h
Standby Mode119 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 n/a 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW1Sony IMX707
Sensor size1/1.721/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.9
Focal lengthn/a48 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung JN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung JN1
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a70
Zoomn/a102

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.45 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 OmniVision OV32b40
Sensor size 1/2 1/3.14
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 6 (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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP 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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region 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 B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)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 categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
86.1 dB
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 379 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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