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- Q3 5G vs 12X
Realme Q3 5G vs Xiaomi 12X
What Q3 5G does better (5) and where 12X wins (19) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
Q3 5G12X
| Q3 5G | 12X | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 162.5 mm | 152.7 mm | +9.8 mm |
| Width | 74.8 mm | 69.9 mm | +4.9 mm |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm | 8.2 mm | +0.6 mm |
| Weight | 189 g | 176 g | +13 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Q3 5G better than 12X?
- Battery capacity5,000 mAh vs 4,500 mAh+11%
- Memory card slotYes · 12X: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · 12X: No
- Screen size6.5″ vs 6.3″+4%
- Main camera aperturef/1.8 vs f/1.9+6%
Why is 12X better than Q3 5G?
- Wired charging30 W vs 67 W2.2×
- RAM8 GB vs 12 GB+50%
- OLED panelNo · Q3 5G: Yes
- Storage (max)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
- Optical stabilisationNo · Q3 5G: Yes
- Telephoto cameraNo · Q3 5G: Yes
- NFCNo · Q3 5G: Yes
- Stereo speakersNo · Q3 5G: Yes
- Peak brightness600 nits vs 1,100 nits+83%
- CPU frequency2.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz+45%
- Main camera48 MP vs 50 MP+4%
- Max video4K vs 8K
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 189 g | 176 g |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm | 8.2 mm |
| Height | 162.5 mm | 152.7 mm |
| Width | 74.8 mm | 69.9 mm |
| Back | — | Glass |
| Glass protection | — | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Colours | Black, Silver | Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.5″ | 6.3″ |
| Panel | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,400 px | 2,400 px |
| Pixel density | 405 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 600 nits | 1,100 nits |
| Measured brightness | — | 923 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.9% | 89.2% |
| HDR | — | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G | Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 619 | Adreno 650 |
| AnTuTu score | — | 598,003 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | — | 3,168 |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 1,216 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Main sensor size | — | 1/1.56" |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | 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 | 5,000 mAh | 4,500 mAh |
| Battery type | — | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | 30 W | 67 W |
| Charged in 30 min | — | 77% |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| NFC | No | 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 | No | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes | No |
| Loudspeaker loudness | — | -25.6 LUFS |
| Fingerprint sensor | Side | Under display |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.59 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 11 | Android 11 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | — | MIUI 13 |
