Xiaomi 12T vs Samsung Galaxy A25
60
out of 100
VS
51
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 12T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra) that was released on October 4, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A25, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 1 year and 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- 80% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1111K versus 617K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
- Shows 17% longer battery life (21:37 vs 18:26 hours)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 396 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A25
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (1030 against 952 nits)
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 900 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 145.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 580 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC6 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 384 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 860 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~660.5 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4380 | 2348 |
| Single-core score | 1266 | 957 |
| Multi-core score | 4052 | 2095 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 410599 | 246621 |
| GPU | 171066 | 71605 |
| Memory | 225193 | 102085 |
| UX | 304292 | 197004 |
| Total score | 1111150 | 617315 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | [22 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 569 | 226 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1567 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10817 | - |
| Video editing | 6857 | - |
| Photo editing | 19993 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10380 | - |
| Writing score | 15465 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 12T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-21 (CrysTalesia) | AnTuTu 11 | 1125997 |
| 📘 2026-07-09 -> Tem4k | AnTuTu 11 | 1120838 |
| 📘 2026-02-28 -> Gogogl | AnTuTu 11 | 1103123 |
| 📘 2026-02-26 (FAN KLYB PROVOKATOR) | AnTuTu 11 | 1133244 |
| 📘 2025-12-22 (JC) | AnTuTu 11 | 1089139 |
Samsung Galaxy A25
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-10 -> Black_KRGM | AnTuTu 12 | 765124 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (James) | AnTuTu 11 | 612157 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (DJ) | AnTuTu 11 | 651423 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien) | AnTuTu 11 | 637428 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 936 / 2053 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 6 |
| OS size | 25.5 GB | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (49% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:23 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:33 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Watching video | 12:21 hr | 11:34 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 04:52 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)4HA |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | - |
| Preview | 63 | - |
| Zoom | 67 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX596 | Hynix Hi-1339 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | December 2023 |
| Release date | October 2022 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $600 | $299 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15T | - Samsung Galaxy A26 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.46 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 1.19 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 12T is definitely a better buy.
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