Google Pixel vs. Xiaomi 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Google Pixel and Xiaomi 12. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel vs. Xiaomi 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.8 mm 152.7 mm Xiaomi 12 has greater height than Google Pixel.
Width 69.5 mm 69.9 mm Xiaomi 12 has greater width than Google Pixel.
Depth 8.6 mm 8.16 mm Xiaomi 12 is narrower than Google Pixel.
Weight 143 g 180 g Google Pixel is lighter than Google Pixel.
Body Colour Silver | Really blue | Very silver | Quite black Grey
Body Material Glass, anodised aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.33 W/kg 0.596 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 1.972 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.28" Xiaomi 12 has larger screen size than Google Pixel.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi 12 has better screen resolution than Google Pixel.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi 419 ppi Google Pixel has better pixel density than Xiaomi 12.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1100 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 68 billion colours Xiaomi 12 has better colour depth than Google Pixel.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 5000000:1 Xiaomi 12 has better display contrast ratio than Google Pixel.
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 12 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision, Sunlight mode, AdaptiveSync technology
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 480 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display, True Colour, DisplayMate A+, 16000 levels auto brightness adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed - 3 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi 12 has more RAM than Google Pixel.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 12 has more internal memory than Google Pixel.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
CAMERA Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor Sony IMX766 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.88 Xiaomi 12 has better lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 12 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Special Effects - Moving crowd, Neon trails, Oil painting, Light painting, Starry sky, Star trails
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Smartburst, Lens Blur, Panorama in Fisheye Mode, Photosphere Night mode, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Movie frame, Night portrait mode, photo filters, Timed burst, Photo clones, Dual video mode, Ultra Night Video, Pro Time-lapse, 50MP mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) HDR10+ recording, Google Lens, One-click AI cinema, HDR video recording, 2.1μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, Xiaomi ProFocus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Tele-macro lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 50mm
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - AF (3cm-7cm)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.45 Google Pixel has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Panoramic selfies, AI Beautify, Timed burst, Selfie Night mode, Capture Dual, Time-lapse selfie, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, AI portrait video
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Front) - 4-in-1 to 1.4μm Super Pixel, Video HDR
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2770 mAh 4500 mAh Xiaomi 12 has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 39 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Xiaomi 12 can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 456 hours -
Talk Time 1560 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Standby (LTE): up to 456 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio (via headphones)): up to 110 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi 12 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1 Nougat Android 12
User Interface - MIUI 13
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS, Google Allo -
MEDIA Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Sound Enhancements - Harman Kardon Sound technology, Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Quick Switch function, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Android Sensor Hub, RGB LED notification light, Adaptive audio amplifier, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Knock Knock function MIMO technology, linear motor, VC Liquid Cooling, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm 7th generation AI Engine, Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Google Pixel Xiaomi 12
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB 2.0 Type C-C cable, Quick switch adapter, OTG dongle, USB 3.0 Type A-C cable, USB-C charger SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 67W charger
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) SGS Low Blue Light Certification
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