Xiaomi Poco F6 vs Xiaomi 12T
65
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on May 23, 2024, against the Xiaomi 12T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra and came out 1 year and 8 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 Poco F6
- 61% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1784K versus 1111K)
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1213 against 952 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 49% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1892 and 1266 points
- Weighs 23 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T
- Shows 25% longer battery life (21:37 vs 17:19 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2400 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 580 |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Mali-G610 MC6 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 860 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~660.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9762 | 4380 |
| Single-core score | 1892 | 1266 |
| Multi-core score | 4769 | 4052 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 523012 | 410599 |
| GPU | 514765 | 171066 |
| Memory | 345707 | 225193 |
| UX | 400879 | 304292 |
| Total score | 1784363 | 1111150 |
| Samples | [84 tests] | [13 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1033 | 569 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4994 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1567 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14401 | 10817 |
| Video editing | 7665 | 6857 |
| Photo editing | 26444 | 19993 |
| Data manipulation | 14276 | 10380 |
| Writing score | 18485 | 15465 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-13 (Thobias) | AnTuTu 12 | 2020478 |
| 📘 2026-10-10 (Md Khoyrul Islam) | AnTuTu 12 | 1972292 |
| 📘 2026-09-30 -> NeroSSSrank | AnTuTu 12 | 1987539 |
| 📘 2026-09-29 (itzmelvl8) | AnTuTu 12 | 2030011 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Nikolas) | AnTuTu 12 | 1720086 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 23 GB | 25.5 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 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 (50% in 12 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:19 hr | 08:33 hr |
| Watching video | 10:39 hr | 12:21 hr |
| Gaming | 05:08 hr | 04:59 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12032 x 9204 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 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 | Sony IMX355 | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | 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 | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Sony IMX596 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2024 | October 2022 |
| Release date | May 2024 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | $600 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F7 | - Xiaomi 15T |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F6. But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 12T.
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