Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on December 28 2021 against the Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Pro- Has a 0.63 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 4600 vs 3700 mAh
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1003K versus 863K)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 23% higher pixel density (521 vs 425 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Weighs 37 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness 12 Pro 95 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 91 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games 12 Pro 93 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 86 Battery Battery life charging type and speed 12 Pro 75 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 71 Camera Photo and video recording quality 12 Pro 79 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 80 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission 12 Pro 84 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 93 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation 12 Pro 84 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 83Value for money
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Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: 12 Pro vs Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)Display
Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
Size | 6.73 inches | 6.1 inches |
Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 521 ppi | 425 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 970 nits | 780 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1300 nits |
HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 87.4% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
PWM | 367 Hz | - |
Response time | 5 ms | - |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Design and build
Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 146 mm (5.75 inches) |
Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
Thickness | 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
Weight | 204 gramm (7.2 oz) | 167 gramm (5.89 oz) |
Waterproof | No | IP68 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | Black Blue Green Pink | White Black Gray Blue Green Pink Purple Yellow |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | Yes in-display |
Performance
Tests of Xiaomi 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) in the benchmarksChipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
Max. clock | 3000 MHz | 3000 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 | - 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 | 6 MB | 6 MB |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 730 |
GPU clock | 818 MHz | 818 MHz |
FLOPS | ~2236 GFLOPS | ~2236 GFLOPS |
RAM size | 8 12 GB | 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 128 256 GB | 128 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 12 Pro +5% 1247 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 1183 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 12 Pro +6% 3915 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 3699 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 12 Pro +16% 1003207 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 863808CPU | 224894 | 212298 |
GPU | 435932 | 354071 |
Memory | 159561 | 152419 |
UX | 177347 | 141833 |
Total score | 1003207 | 863808 |
Stability | 67% | 49% |
Graphics test | 55 FPS | 44 FPS |
Graphics score | 9326 | 7433 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 13054 | 13092 |
Software
Operating system | Android 12 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
ROM | MIUI 13 | One UI 5.0 |
OS size | 26.5 GB | - |
Battery
Capacity | 4600 mAh | 3700 mAh |
Charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes (wireless) | Yes (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:03 hr |
Web browsing | 08:48 hr | 08:50 hr |
Watching video | 10:04 hr | 11:22 hr |
Gaming | 04:53 hr | 04:35 hr |
Standby | 89 hr | 88 hr |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphonesMatrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8700 x 5800 |
Zoom | Optical 2x | Optical 3x |
Flash | Dual LED | LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
Angle of widest lens | 115° | 120° |
Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28" Sony IMX707 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56" Samsung GN5 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 48 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76" Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94" Sony IMX772 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76" Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" Sony IMX713 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3872 x 2592 |
Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 1.22 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/3.24" |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality 12 Pro 141 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) n/a Video quality 12 Pro 111 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) n/a Generic camera score 12 Pro 131 Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) n/aConnectivity
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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | Yes | No |
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 | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | December 2021 | February 2022 |
Release date | December 2021 | February 2022 |
SAR (head) | - | 0.21 W/kg |
SAR (body) | - | 1.59 W/kg |
Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
Conclusion
If the performance and battery life are more important to you then choose the Xiaomi 12 Pro. But if the connectivity and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon).
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Xiaomi 12 Pro 6 (46.2%) Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) 7 (53.8%) Vote Total votes: 13Related comparisons
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