Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G vs iQOO 9T 5G 256GB

Comparing the Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G vs iQOO 9T 5G 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,117, while Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G scores 3,681, making iQOO 9T 5G 256GB the better performer.

Display: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G offers 6.73 inches, making iQOO 9T 5G 256GB the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G and iQOO 9T 5G 256GB feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G and iQOO 9T 5G 256GB feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO 9T 5G 256GB offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB delivers longer battery life with 16h 57m, while Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G delivers 9h 51m, making iQOO 9T 5G 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G and iQOO 9T 5G 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G is rated 7.

User Rating: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G has a rating of 3.9.

Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G

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Summary

Release Date

02 May, 2022

02 Aug, 2022

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.73 inches (17.09 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera	12 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


4600 mAh	4700 mAh	6500 mAh
120W Hyper Charging	120W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Elegant design
Capable performer
Excellent main camera
Fast wired and wireless charging speeds

Ultimate performance
Good daylight photography
Robust design
120W super fast charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Bloatware
No IP rating
SoC runs hot
Sub-par telephoto sensor

Low light photography can be improved
No IP rating
Ships with bloatware

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.9/5

(4,702 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,425 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

968,607 AnTuTu Score	1,087,055 AnTuTu Score	N/A
9h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

May 02, 2022

(Official)

Aug 02, 2022

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

968,607

1,087,055

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

15.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

2.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

31.8 %

25.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.73 inches (17.09 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1500 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

521 ppi

388 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.6 %

87.51 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

163.6 mm

164.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

74.6 mm

77.1 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

205 grams

207 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size IMX707 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88S5KGN5 ISOCELL Plus

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Telephoto Camera48 mm focal length

12 MP
f/1.98

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Xiaomi ProFocus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Movie Frame
Night Time-Lapse
Parallel World
Freeze Frame Video
Vlog Mode
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4600 mAh

4700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Hyper Charging v4.0 100% in 18 minutes

Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes Charging Time: 42 mins

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

9h 51m

16h 57m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 26m 52s

0h 17m 38s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.775 W/kg Body: 0.451 W/kg

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.24 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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