Google Pixel 3 XL vs. Xiaomi 12 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Pixel 3 XL and Xiaomi 12 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel 3 XL vs. Xiaomi 12 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 163.6 mm Xiaomi 12 Pro has greater height than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Width 76.7 mm 74.6 mm Google Pixel 3 XL has greater width than Xiaomi 12 Pro.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.16 mm Google Pixel 3 XL is narrower than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Weight 184 g 205 g Google Pixel 3 XL is lighter than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Body Colour Clearly white | Not pink | Just black Grey
Body Material Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating -
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Google Pixel 3 XL is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.35 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) 0.599 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 1.987 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 Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Flexible OLED AMOLED (LTPO)
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.73" Xiaomi 12 Pro has larger screen size than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 3200 x 1440 pixels Xiaomi 12 Pro has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Display Format QHD+ WQHD+
Pixel Density 523 ppi 522 ppi Google Pixel 3 XL has better pixel density than Xiaomi 12 Pro.
Aspect Ratio 18.5:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 1500 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Xiaomi 12 Pro has better colour depth than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 8000000:1 Xiaomi 12 Pro has better display contrast ratio than Google Pixel 3 XL.
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision, Sunlight mode
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 480 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, 3D Glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Reading mode, Wide colour display (P3), Dot Display, True Colour, DisplayMate A+, 16000 levels auto brightness adjustment, AdaptiveSync Pro technology, Xiaomi SmartTouch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Processor Number - SM8450
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 3 GHz Xiaomi 12 Pro has higher clock speed than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel 3 XL has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 630 Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB Xiaomi 12 Pro has more RAM than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 12 Pro has more internal memory than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
CAMERA Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12.2 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 Pro has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX707 Sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.9 Google Pixel 3 XL has better lens aperture than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Field of View (FoV) 76 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 1.4 μm 1.22 μm Google Pixel 3 XL has larger camera pixel size than Xiaomi 12 Pro.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR, Cinematic video filters, Moving crowd, Neon trails, Oil painting, Light painting, Starry sky, Star trails
HDR Mode - Portrait HDR
Camera Modes - Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode, Slow Shutter, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Movie frame, Night portrait mode, photo filters, Timed burst, Photo clones, Video log mode, Dual video mode, Ultra Night Video, Magic Zoom, Time Freeze, Night Time-lapse, Parallel World, Freeze Frame Video, Pro Time-lapse, Long exposure mode, Ultra Night Photos, 50MP mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi 12 Pro has face detection.
Light Source - 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, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 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) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection RAW image capture, HDR10+ recording, Google Lens, One-click AI cinema, Xiaomi ProFocus, 2.44μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AI distortion correction
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 115 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/1.9
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 5-element
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 48mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 Pro has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Google Pixel 3 XL has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Field of View (Front) 107 degree(s) -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Depth of field, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes (Front) - AI Beautify, Movie frame, Dual video mode, Selfie Night mode, Time-lapse selfie, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, AI portrait video
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) 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) - HDR10+ video recording
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/1.8 -
Field of View (2nd Front) 75 degree(s) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3430 mAh 4600 mAh Xiaomi 12 Pro has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 3 XL.
Fast Charging Technology - Xiaomi HyperCharge technology Xiaomi 12 Pro has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 18 min
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Talk Time - 1140 minutes
Run Time Details Mixed usage (Always On Display On): up to 26 hrs
Standby (Always On Display On): up to 120 hrs
Recording (video (1080p)): up to 5 hrs
Navigation: up to 9 hrs
Streaming (video): up to 15 hrs
Talk: up to 1140 min
CELLULAR Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi 12 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface - MIUI 13
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 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 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66, 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 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, 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, 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 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth Profiles LDAC -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X65 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), LDAC, AWB, LHDC
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Harman Kardon Sound technology, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified
Video Enhancements - HDR10
FEATURES Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Active Edge v2 Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Pixel Visual Core, Titan M Security Module MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, LiquidCool Technology, linear motor, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm 7th generation AI Engine, dual woofers, Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge
OTHERS Google Pixel 3 XL Xiaomi 12 Pro
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C headphones, USB-C 18W charging plug, USB-C to USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 120W charger
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) SGS Eye Care Display Certification, SGS Seamless Pro 120Hz Certification
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