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Xiaomi 14T vs 12T Pro

70 out of 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
65 out of 100
Xiaomi 12T Pro
Xiaomi 14T
Xiaomi 12T Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 14T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Xiaomi 12T Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14T
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Delivers 48% higher peak brightness (1349 against 913 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (21:55 vs 20:18 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 2 years newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T Pro
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 39% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1853 and 1335 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 14T and 12T Pro crucial features
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)

Should I update?
No 29% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Xiaomi 12T Pro and Xiaomi 14T is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: display, camera, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 14T
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12T Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4000 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 86.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 98.2%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 14T +48%
1349 nits
12T Pro
913 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP53
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T +3%
89.1%
12T Pro
86.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 12T Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3350 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali G615 MP6 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 768 1024
GPU clock 1400 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 12T Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
1335
12T Pro +39%
1853
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
4107
12T Pro +19%
4890
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 14T
8041
12T Pro +42%
11424
Compute Score (GPU) 8041 11424
Single-core score 1335 1853
Multi-core score 4107 4890
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 14T +9%
1598339
12T Pro
1469638
CPU 498423 561039
GPU 410822 242939
Memory 291621 255410
UX 397473 410250
Total score 1598339 1469638
Samples [25 tests] [27 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test 6 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 836 836
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 14T
3346
12T Pro
n/a
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Section 1 14 FPS -
Section 2 13 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3346 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
12T Pro
2791
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 2791
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 14T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-29 (Zen)AnTuTu 111670904
📘 2026-08-21 (FanzerNN)AnTuTu 111664804
📘 2026-07-28 (Chisa)AnTuTu 111620414
📘 2026-07-04 (Raze)AnTuTu 111611939
📘 2026-05-10 (Pasaribu)AnTuTu 111658131
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Xiaomi 12T Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-11 -> vvalakisAnTuTu 111397725
📘 2026-10-01 (Euro Fighter🦅)AnTuTu 121676396
📘 2026-09-28 -> Strike EagleAnTuTu 121667623
📘 2026-09-27 -> Strike EagleAnTuTu 121623425
📘 2026-07-22 (Euro Fighter Typhoon)AnTuTu 111505289
Add View all (45)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size 22 GB 33 GB
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full charging time 0:49 hr 0:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:03 hr 08:18 hr
Watching video 13:20 hr 12:36 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 05:04 hr
Standby 95 hr 94 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 14T +8%
21:55 hr
12T Pro
20:18 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12288 x 16384
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Samsung HP1
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.22" (≈ 0.82 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/1.9 -
Focal length 50 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T
133
12T Pro +1%
134
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 14T +4%
134
12T Pro
129
Bokeh 55 70
Preview 68 71
Zoom 140 101
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 14T from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 14T +1%
91.4 dB
12T Pro
90.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced September 2024 October 2022
Release date September 2024 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $750
Successor - Xiaomi 15T - Xiaomi 15T Pro
SAR (head) - 1 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 120 W
Further details
Notes on Xiaomi 14T:
    - The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 mm but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
    - The titanium version features a back panel protected by Panda X glass. The green model comes with an eco-leather back.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi 14T. It has a better display, camera, battery life, software, and design.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
37 (64.9%)
20 (35.1%)
Total votes: 57

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