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- Phone (1) vs 12S
Nothing Phone (1) vs Xiaomi 12S
What Phone (1) does better (2) and where 12S wins (16) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
Phone (1)12S
| Phone (1) | 12S | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 159.2 mm | 152.7 mm | +6.5 mm |
| Width | 75.8 mm | 69.9 mm | +5.9 mm |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm | 8.2 mm | +0.1 mm |
| Weight | 194 g | 179 g | +14 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Phone (1) better than 12S?
- Peak brightness1,200 nits vs 1,100 nits+9%
- Screen size6.6″ vs 6.3″+4%
Why is 12S better than Phone (1)?
- AnTuTu score592,789 vs 1,381,6342.3×
- Wired charging33 W vs 67 W2×
- Geekbench 6 (multi-core)3,024 vs 4,676+55%
- Storage (max)256 GB vs 512 GB2×
- Telephoto cameraNo · Phone (1): Yes
- Wireless charging power15 W vs 50 W3.3×
- CPU frequency2.5 GHz vs 3.19 GHz+28%
- Max video4K vs 8K
- 4K video frame rate30 fps vs 60 fps2×
- Selfie camera16 MP vs 32 MP2×
- Weight194 g vs 179 g+8%
- Pixel density402 ppi vs 419 ppi+4%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 194 g | 179 g |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm | 8.2 mm |
| Height | 159.2 mm | 152.7 mm |
| Width | 75.8 mm | 69.9 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Back | Glass | Glass |
| Ingress protection | IP53 | IP53 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx3 | IPx3 |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Colours | White, Black | Gray, White, Purple, Green |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.6″ | 6.3″ |
| Panel | OLED | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,400 px | 2,400 px |
| Pixel density | 402 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,200 nits | 1,100 nits |
| Measured brightness | 663 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 89.2% |
| HDR | Yes | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G | Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Process | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.19 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 642L | Adreno 730 |
| AnTuTu score | 592,789 | 1,381,634 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 3,024 | 4,676 |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 2,760 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card slot | No | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.56" | 1/1.28" |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | Yes |
| Optical zoom | — | 2.1× |
| Max video | 4K | 8K |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | 60 fps |
| Selfie camera | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,500 mAh | 4,500 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | 33 W | 67 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 50% | 71% |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless charging power | 15 W | 50 W |
| Reverse wireless charging | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Infrared port | — | Yes |
| Dual-band GPS | — | Yes |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -24.4 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Under display |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 12 | Android 12 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | Nothing OS 3.0 | MIUI 13 |
| Major OS updates promised | 3 | — |
