Nothing Phone (1) vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 12, 2022	Jul 04, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm	6.43 x 2.95 x 0.36 inches 163.2 x 75 x 9.1 mm
Weight
7.02 oz (193.5 g)	7.94 oz (225.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Leather Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.93% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.36% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G+ SM7325-AE (6 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 3x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.19GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 642L	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4860 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 8min

Browsing

12h 28min

Video

10h 13min

Gaming

7h 43min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50.3 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1" Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.7"	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Third camera
	48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F4.1 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (1920 fps)
Front
16 MP	20 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready	Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

Links

Full specifications
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