Xiaomi 12T vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
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 A52s 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 1 year and 2 months before. 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
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1111K versus 758K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (952 against 799 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 10% higher pixel density (446 vs 405 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 900 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 138.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 580 | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC6 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 384 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 860 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~660.5 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4380 | 2487 |
| Single-core score | 1266 | 1021 |
| Multi-core score | 4052 | 2969 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 410599 | 313434 |
| GPU | 171066 | 100484 |
| Memory | 225193 | 135397 |
| UX | 304292 | 209450 |
| Total score | 1111150 | 758767 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 569 | 225 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1567 | 685 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10817 | 11369 |
| Video editing | 6857 | 7181 |
| Photo editing | 19993 | 25824 |
| Data manipulation | 10380 | 9429 |
| Writing score | 15465 | 13416 |
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 A52s 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 808 / 3022 |
| 📘 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil) | AnTuTu 12 | 769103 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Andy Swas) | AnTuTu 11 | 725254 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota) | AnTuTu 12 | 805881 |
| 📘 2026-09-03 (Jaegerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 791396 |
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 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 6.0 |
| OS size | 25.5 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 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 (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:23 hr | 1:28 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:33 hr | 07:27 hr |
| Watching video | 12:21 hr | 12:42 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 9000 x 7000 |
| 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° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
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 | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX596 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| 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 | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | August 2021 |
| Release date | October 2022 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $600 | $495 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15T | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.88 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.84 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | - |
*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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