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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 13 | Android 12 |
| -- | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| -- | 6.31 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G710 MP7 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 6.12 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| -- | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 12 is slightly better than the Google Pixel 7a, getting a 78.8 score against 72.1. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but Xiaomi 12 has older 12 version while Google Pixel 7a has Android 13 version. The Xiaomi 12 has a brighter screen than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2400 resolution, the Xiaomi 12 also counts with a quite larger screen.
Xiaomi 12 and Google Pixel 7a have incredibly similar memory capacity to install games and applications, they have equal 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi 12 features a bit superior CPU than Google Pixel 7a, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi 12 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi 12 captures much better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 7a, although it has a camera with a much worse 50 megapixels resolution. The Xiaomi 12 features a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 7a.
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