Xiaomi 12T vs Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
75
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 12T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra) that was released on October 4, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 15W)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (846K versus 429K)
- Delivers 83% higher peak brightness (961 against 524 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
- Shows 19% longer battery life (37:25 vs 31:26 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 399 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 900 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 80.4% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) | 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Silver, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP6 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | - | 128 |
| GPU clock | 860 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1309 GFLOPS | ~243 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 261543 | 159210 |
| GPU | 203940 | 63451 |
| Memory | 181754 | 85499 |
| UX | 197371 | 118703 |
| Total score | 846817 | 429553 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 35.7 °C | 37.5 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5860 | 1194 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10713 | 6335 |
| Video editing | 6825 | 5478 |
| Photo editing | 22254 | 13488 |
| Data manipulation | 9441 | 7396 |
| Writing score | 16398 | 8917 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4, 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI Core 5.0 |
| OS size | 25.5 GB | 18.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (30% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:23 hr | 2:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:33 hr | 14:26 hr |
| Watching video | 13:36 hr | 13:58 hr |
| Gaming | 05:00 hr | 06:53 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 108 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/1.67", Samsung ISOCELL HM6 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Samsung S5K4H7 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.47" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | October 2022 | January 2023 |
| Release date | October 2022 | January 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.56 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 1.28 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A14 5G:
- The US version comes with a Dimensity processor, while the others have an Exynos 1330.
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 12T is definitely a better buy.
