Xiaomi Poco X3 GT vs 12 Pro
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62
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 GT (with MediaTek Dimensity 1100 5G) that was released on July 28, 2021, against the Xiaomi 12 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 5 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 Poco X3 GT
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Shows 38% longer battery life (23:22 vs 16:53 hours)
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1128 and 968 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Delivers 95% higher peak brightness (1053 against 539 nits)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1349K versus 974K)
- 31% higher pixel density (521 vs 399 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 399 ppi | 521 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 970 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 367 Hz |
| Response time | - | 5 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1100 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MC9 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 836 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.5 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3743 |
| Single-core score | 1128 | 968 |
| Multi-core score | 3172 | 3605 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 339618 | 500024 |
| GPU | 134559 | 223043 |
| Memory | 192214 | 243998 |
| UX | 308523 | 382743 |
| Total score | 974914 | 1349808 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 424 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 88% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1238 | 2479 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8025 | 8304 |
| Video editing | 5755 | 6949 |
| Photo editing | 23638 | 25400 |
| Data manipulation | 8321 | 9541 |
| Writing score | 10916 | 13100 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (pitolartps_) | AnTuTu 12 | 1115318 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (天玑1100) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 3823 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (天玑1100) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 656 / 2718 |
| 📘 2026-09-18 (天玑1100) | CPU Throttle | 75% |
| 📘 2026-09-13 (pitol) | AnTuTu 12 | 1073390 |
Xiaomi 12 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Tema) | CPU Throttle | 86% |
| 📘 2026-06-07 (Tema) | AnTuTu 11 | 1603387 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 (Max) | AnTuTu 11 | 1349808 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 (12 pro) | AnTuTu 11 | 1555919 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (thxthelow) | AnTuTu 11 | 1297778 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 26.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 8 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:23 hr | 06:40 hr |
| Watching video | 13:11 hr | 10:08 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 04:44 hr |
| Standby | 126 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 115° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Sony IMX707 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 48 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung JN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung JN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 70 |
| Zoom | - | 102 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16A1 | OmniVision OV32b40 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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 | 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* | 18 | 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2021 | December 2021 |
| Release date | August 2021 | December 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $300 | $999 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X4 GT | - Xiaomi 15 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity 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 12 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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