Xiaomi 12T Pro

Build Quality

The Xiaomi 12T Pro measures 163.1 mm in height, 75.9 mm in width, and 8.6 mm in depth, with a weight of 205 grams. The phone is not foldable. The build incorporates Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for screen protection, enhancing its scratch resistance. It's available in Silver, Black, and Blue color options.

Screen Quality

The device features a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels, resulting in a pixel density of 446 ppi. The screen boasts a 120Hz refresh rate, supporting 68 billion colors, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+. It has a typical brightness of 500 nits and a peak brightness of 900 nits, although other sources quote a higher peak brightness of 1200 nits. The display also offers a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1, a 480Hz touch sampling rate, and features such as Always-On Display. It incorporates a hole-punch notch design, and includes a TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3 color gamut support and a 12-bit panel.

Camera Performance

The Xiaomi 12T Pro features a triple rear camera setup: a 200MP main camera utilizing a Samsung ISOCELL HP1 sensor (1/1.22" size, 0.64µm pixels, f/1.69 aperture, with 1-4 (2x2) pixel binning), an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens (Samsung S5K4H7 sensor, 1/4" size, 1.12µm pixels, f/2.2 aperture) and a 2MP macro lens (GalaxyCore GC02M1 sensor, 1/5" size, 1.75µm pixels, f/2.4 aperture). The main sensor features an 8 element lens and optical image stabilization (OIS). Video recording capabilities include 8K at 24fps and 4K at up to 60fps, both with HDR, along with 1080p options at varying frame rates, including 120fps and 240fps. The camera has a variety of features such as a flicker sensor, digital zoom, autofocus, and various manual and scene settings, along with RAW capture, Night Mode and HDR. The front-facing 20MP selfie camera (Sony IMX596 sensor, 1/2" size, 0.8µm pixels, f/2.24 aperture, with 1-4 (2x2) pixel binning), also capable of HDR video, rounds out the photographic capabilities. DxOMark gives this phone a Mobile score of 129 with photo and video scores of 130 and 134 respectively.

Software Experience

The device runs on Android 12, with an upgrade path to Android 14.

Battery Performance

The Xiaomi 12T Pro packs a 5000mAh Li-Polymer battery, supporting 120W fast charging. The battery is non-removable and does not support wireless charging.

Value for Money

The Xiaomi 12T Pro is categorized as a medium-priced phone. Pricing varies slightly by storage configuration. The 8GB RAM/256GB ROM and the 12GB RAM/256GB ROM versions both appear in different listings within a similar range: $432.36 and $392.25, respectively. These prices are indicative and subject to change. It also comes in a 8GB/128GB option, though that was not specifically priced. The device is powered by a Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) chipset. The octa-core CPU features a high-performance core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2), three performance cores (3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710), and four efficiency cores (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510). The graphics are handled by an Adreno 730 GPU. It comes in RAM configurations of 8GB and 12GB, paired with 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, without a microSD slot for expansion. The phone achieves an AnTuTu benchmark score of 1,311,127 (v10). Sensors included are fingerprint (under display), proximity, light sensor, accelerometer, compass, gyro and RGB. The phone has stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res Audio, though does not have a notifications LED or gaming buttons. It is equipped with a cooling system. The device offers dual-SIM (Nano SIM + eSIM), 5G, and NFC capabilities. Connectivity options also include Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 with LE, APT-x, and AAC. GPS and other positioning systems are supported. The device features a USB Type-C 2.0 port with OTG support and no video output functionality.