Xiaomi 12 Pro vs OnePlus 10 Pro: performance, photos, price, what are the differences?

Xiaomi presented the new Xiaomi 12X, 12 and 12 Pro smartphones on December 28, 2021. The latter features the manufacturer’s latest tech and was quickly joined two weeks later by the OnePlus 10 Pro, OnePlus’ flagship for 2022 this year.

Without being revolutionary, the two smartphones offer interesting new features compared to previous models. Xiaomi 12 Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro are very interesting to compare due to their same price in China. both retail for 4699 yuan (649 euro).

Technical sheets of Xiaomi 12 Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro

Here is a summary of the technical specifications of the two smartphones. We will analyze these features in more detail later in this article.

Design: traditional or atypical

This year, both Xiaomi 12 Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro were accepted a different design compared to its predecessor. However, while the Xiaomi 12 Pro is happy with a design we’re used to seeing from other manufacturers, OnePlus has decided to take the plunge and offer it. a rather atypical backbecause the photo module is square and protrudes over the edge like the Gakaxy S21.

Two smartphones for materials used Gorilla Glass Victus on both sidesand will therefore be particularly resistant to scratches and drops compared to previous models. However, OnePlus 10 Pro is IP68 certified For water and dust resistance, it allows to withstand splashes and up to 5 meters of clean water for up to 30 minutes. However, the lack of certification on the Xiaomi 11 Pro does not mean that the smartphone is not protected, it just means that it is not officially protected.

Both models have stereo speakers, bute Xiaomi 12 Pro has the advantage of offering two symmetrical speakers above and below the smartphone designed in partnership with Harman Kardon. Like its predecessors, the Xiaomi smartphone is therefore better sound quality than its competitors.

In terms of dimensions, smartphones are almost equal. it is necessary to count 73.9 x 163.0 x 8.5mm for OnePlus 10 Proetc 74.6mm x 163.6mm x 8.2mm for Xiaomi 12 Pro. The latter is therefore slightly larger, but slightly less thick. The smartphones are not among the lightest, taking 200 grams for the OnePlus 10 Pro and 205 grams for the Xiaomi 12 Pro. In other words, you won’t notice no daily difference between the two.

Display: similar technologies and dimensions

Xiaomi 12 Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro have high-end screens manufactured by Samsung and the technologies used are almost the same. However, some differences remain. Xiaomi 12 Pro is a 6.73 inch AMOLED E5 WQHD+ (1440 x 3200 pixels) display with LTPO 2.0 120Hz technology. Second, it makes it possible to dynamically change the refresh rate of the panel from 1 Hz to 120 Hz, depending on the content displayed.

OnePlus 10 Pro is a name in itself. 6.7 inch AMOLED E4 WQHD+ (1440 x 3216 pixels) display with LTPO 2.0 120Hz. Since it’s an AMOLED E4 display and not an E5, the latter is a bit more energy intensive. This is why Xiaomi takes the lead in this categorybecause its screen can boast of offering up to 1500 nits of brightness, compared to only 1300 nits for the OnePlus 10 Pro.

Performance: top performance on both models

In terms of performance, the two smartphones are the same. In fact, both use Qualcomm’s new high-end SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The CPU uses 1 high-performance Cortex-X2 core at 3.0 GHz, three Cortex-A710 cores at 2.50 GHz as well as a total of 8 cores. 4 energy efficient Cortex-A510 cores at 1.8 GHz. GPU, Adreno 730, offers a performance increase of about 30% compared to the previous chip.

Both smartphones come with a minimum of 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and each has a configuration offering. Up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.

Battery: autonomy on OnePlus and fast charging on Xiaomi

OnePlus and Xiaomi have made different battery choices for their smartphones. In the effect, OnePlus 10 Pro benefits from 5000mAh battery this year, versus just 4500 mAh on the OnePlus 9 Pro. The battery is compatible with 80W fast wired charging, which promises to go from 0% to 100% in just 32 minutes. this wireless charging is once again limited to 50W.

Xiaomi is offering a smaller battery this year, as the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro only has 5000 mAh 4600 mAh in Xiaomi 12 Pro. But the manufacturer has increased the power of wired fast charging to 120W, like the Xiaomi 11T Pro, which allows the battery to be recharged in just 18 minutes. this fast wireless charging also 50W.

The Xiaomi 12 Pro uses more power-efficient components and charges faster, but the OnePlus 10 Pro’s extra battery capacity should still allow it to offer slightly longer battery life. Finally, the good news is that unlike Samsung or Apple, Xiaomi and OnePlus are store the power adapter in the smartphone box.

Camera: Deciding between two smartphones is complicated

On the photography side, Xiaomi and OnePlus have both bet on it three camera setup with main sensor, ultra wide angle sensor and telephoto lens. However, the presented sensors are different. Indeed, we find great 50 MP IMX707 main sensor 1/1.28 inch with 1.22 micron photosite on Xiaomi 12 Pro, against 48MP IMX789 sensor 1/1.43 inch with 1.12 micron photosite on OnePlus 10 Pro.

ISOCELL JN1 50 MP ultra wide angle is the same on both devices. As a reminder, this is the smallest 50 MP sensor on the market with photosites of just 0.64 microns. The OnePlus 10 Pro has the advantage of offering an ultra-wide-angle mode with a very wide field of view of 150 degrees, a fish-eye mode, and a mode with a narrower field of view of 110 degrees.

Xiaomi 12 Pro’s telephoto lens is another 50MP JN1 sensor with 2X optical zoom Perfect for portraits, the OnePlus 10 Pro relies solely on a smaller sensor. 8 MP but offers 3X ​​optical zoom. Finally, both smartphones use a 32 MP front sensor placed in a hole in the upper left corner on the OnePlus 10 Pro and in the middle on the Xiaomi 12 Pro.

Xiaomi 12 Pro therefore seems to have the advantage in this category thanks to its three large 50 MP sensors, but the OnePlus 10 Pro has some interesting mods with ultra wide angle sensor to let your creativity flow. Some users may also be convinced of the “OnePlus Billion Collor” technology, designed in partnership with Hasselblad, which allows the OnePlus 10 Pro to shoot with very natural colors.

Software: Android 12, but with different overlays

Xiaomi 12 Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro both launched on Android 12, but they use MIUI 13 and OxygenOS 12 skins respectively. Xiaomi introduced MIUI 13 with its smartphone in China. This year, the new version of Xiaomi’s home layout is all about the promise of fluidity, customization, and better compatibility with tablets.

For its part, OxygenOS 12 promises experience closer to stock Android, here MIUI 13 really deviates from it. Manufacturers promise both 3 years of major Android update and 4 years of security patches on their smartphones, so this is it. Draw.

Same prices in China, but what about France?

OnePlus 10 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Pro, both Marketed at 4699 yuan (651 euro) In configurations with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage in China. At the moment we do not know at what prices it will be offered in France, but it will. Interesting to see which OnePlus or Xiaomi will be more aggressive in our market.