Nothing Phone (1) vs Xiaomi 12 Comparison and Differences

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Nothing Phone (1) or Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nothing Phone (1) Xiaomi 12
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Release date 2022, July 12 December, 2021
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.98 in 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 179 g | 6.31 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5)
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Colors White, Black Gray, Blue, Purple, Green
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po
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Screen

Technology OLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 68B
Screen size 6.55" in 6.28" in
Screen area 103.6 cm2 95.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 89.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 419 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7 Victus
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10+
-500 nits (typ)
-700 nits (peak)
- 120Hz
-Dolby Vision
-HDR10+
-1100 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Dual 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
-50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 114 123
DxOMark Photo 121 131
DxOMark Video 112 95
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Functions HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, Nothing OS 1.1.3 Android 11 Red Velvet Cake
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 642L Adreno 730
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 620849 1163966
Antutu 10 CPU 304568
Antutu 10 GPU 413638
Antutu 10 Mem 212719
Antutu 10 UX 304568
Antutu 9 Total 552107 1030008
GeekBench 6 Single Core 999
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2807
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2047
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2504
GeekBench 5 Single Core 790 1231
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2838 4092

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
-2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
-5G - n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (1), QZSS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.29 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Tuned by Harman Kardon

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W, 50% in 30 min, 100% in 70 min
-Wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 5W
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Quick Charge 4.0
- LED indicator (notifications, charging progress, video recording, camera)
-IP53 - splash, water and dust resistant

- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 39 min
-Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 53 min
-Reverse wireless charging 10W
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Quick Charge 4+
Versions
- Also known as Nothing Phone 1, Nothing Phone One

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