Xiaomi 12S vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi 12S
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Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
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Xiaomi 12S or Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi 12S | Xiaomi Mi 9 SE | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2022, July 04 | 2019, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in | 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.78 in | |
| Weight | 179 g | 6.31 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Gray, White, Purple, Green | Violet, Blue, Gray | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 3070 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 570 EUR | 300 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 68B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.28" in | 5.97" in | |
| Screen area | 95.2 cm2 | 87.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.2% | 84.1% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 419 PPI | 432 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -Dolby Vision -HDR10+ -1100 nits (peak) |
- HDR | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF |
-48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm -8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF |
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| Functions | Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 20 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 12, MIUI 13 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core 2.3 GHz | |
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Adreno 616 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 1106615 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 223441 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 438 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1308 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 966 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 849 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1328 | 405 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4234 | 1451 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1870 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5825 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Tuned by Harman Kardon |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min -Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 57 min -Reverse wireless charging 10W -Power Delivery 3.0 -Quick Charge 4+ |
- Fast battery charging 18W |
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