Fairphone 4 vs. Xiaomi 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Fairphone 4 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

Fairphone 4 vs. Xiaomi 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162 mm 152.7 mm Fairphone 4 has greater height than Xiaomi 12.
Width 75.5 mm 69.9 mm Fairphone 4 has greater width than Xiaomi 12.
Depth 10.5 mm 8.16 mm Xiaomi 12 is narrower than Fairphone 4.
Weight 225 g 180 g Xiaomi 12 is lighter than Fairphone 4.
Body Colour Grey Grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating IP54 -
SAR Value 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb) 0.596 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 1.972 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.28" Fairphone 4 has larger screen size than Xiaomi 12.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi 12 has better screen resolution than Fairphone 4.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 410 ppi 419 ppi Xiaomi 12 has better pixel density than Fairphone 4.
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 1100 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 68 billion colours Xiaomi 12 has better colour depth than Fairphone 4.
Contrast Ratio - 5000000:1
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 Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display, True Colour, DisplayMate A+, 16000 levels auto brightness adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Processor Number SM7225 -
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 3 GHz Xiaomi 12 has higher clock speed than Fairphone 4.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 619 Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
RAM 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi 12 has more RAM than Fairphone 4.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 12 has more internal memory than Fairphone 4.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Size 1/2" 1/1.56" Fairphone 4 has better camera sensor size than Xiaomi 12.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor Sony IMX766 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.88 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 1 μm Xiaomi 12 has larger camera pixel size than Fairphone 4.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects HDR Moving crowd, Neon trails, Oil painting, Light painting, Starry sky, Star trails
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode 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
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 4000 x 3000 (4K UHD) 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) Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor 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) 48 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi 12.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Fairphone 4 has better second camera lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) 123 degree(s) Xiaomi 12 has larger second camera lens field of view than Fairphone 4.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 0.8 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Macro focus -
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
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) 25 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/2.78" -
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Fairphone 4 has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) HDR 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) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation, ToF sensor, colour sensor 4-in-1 to 1.4μm Super Pixel, Video HDR
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3905 mAh 4500 mAh Xiaomi 12 has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 4.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 39 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Xiaomi 12 can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 200 hours -
Talk Time 780 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 11 Android 12
User Interface - MIUI 13
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 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 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 71 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 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 600 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, n71, n77, n78 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 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500 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 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD -
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9 -
Sound Enhancements - Harman Kardon Sound technology, Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials 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
OTHERS Fairphone 4 Xiaomi 12
Included Accessories - SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 67W charger
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP54 SGS Low Blue Light Certification
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