Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 195g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Apple iPhone 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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Function
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Display:
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Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1400 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1268 nits
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz277 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.75 mm (6.33 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 75.24 mm (2.96 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Yellow
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
88.8 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro and Apple iPhone 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 880 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 896 256
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1595
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
6333
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15951941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63335005
Geekbench Compute (GPU)10422n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
1623938
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
CPU378096262691
GPU563744387783
Memory378539169306
UX303559285964
NanoReview Score16239381105744
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.1 °C
Stabilityn/a76 %
Graphics Testn/a44 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7431

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 20 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
23:02
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
Web Browsing10:29 h07:12 h
Video Playback15:22 h12:00 h
Games05:54 h04:33 h
Standby Mode93 h101 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.6
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.961/3.4
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSmartsens SC820CSn/a
Sensor size1/4.01/3.6
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
126
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a77
Zoomn/a111

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140

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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
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/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/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 Poco X7 Pro
91.5 dB
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
92.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1000
MSRP ($) 299 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a

Note

Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro:

The eco-leather version is thicker at 8.43 and weighs 198 grams.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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