Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G vs 12T Pro

58 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
VS
65 out of 100
Xiaomi 12T Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra) that was released on December 17, 2024, against the Xiaomi 12T Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 years and 3 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (22:28 vs 20:18 hours)
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (1175 against 913 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • The phone is 2 years and 3 months newer
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T Pro
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1469K versus 671K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
104.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
69.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2100 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87.3% 86.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 98.2%
PWM 60 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1175 nits
913 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP53
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
87.3%
86.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Xiaomi 12T Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 2500 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 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 - 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 550 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 128 1024
GPU clock 950 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Xiaomi 12T Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
12T Pro +98%
1853
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12T Pro +118%
4890
Compute Score (GPU)
12T Pro +8362%
11424
Compute Score (GPU) 135 11424
Single-core score 937 1853
Multi-core score 2248 4890
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
12T Pro +119%
1469638
CPU 262554 561039
GPU 53544 242939
Memory 146793 255410
UX 208682 410250
Total score 671573 1469638
Samples [9 tests] [27 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 6 FPS
Graphics score - 836
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 2791
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10402 -
Video editing 4636 -
Photo editing 23419 -
Data manipulation 8321 -
Writing score 16909 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-11 (Magist)AnTuTu 12801660
📘 2026-06-24 (CMOs)AnTuTu 11692215
📘 2026-06-02 (kokofish)AnTuTu 11680125
📘 2026-05-16 (Luka)AnTuTu 11687348
📘 2026-05-11 (Muhamad Sodikin)AnTuTu 11625753
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

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 3
OS size 28 GB 33 GB
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 2 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5110 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 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 (58% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:23 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:36 hr 08:18 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 12:36 hr
Gaming 05:10 hr 05:04 hr
Standby 93 hr 94 hr
General battery life
22:28 hr
20:18 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12288 x 16384
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 24FPS
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung HP1
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.22" (≈ 0.82 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor - Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size - 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - 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
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 71
Zoom - 101
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B40 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.47" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2
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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.9 dB
90.1 dB

Other

Category Budget Flagship
Announced December 2024 October 2022
Release date December 2024 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $750
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G - 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 Yes, 45 W 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 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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