POCO F9 Ultra vs Xiaomi 12T Pro

The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the Xiaomi 12T Pro scores 6.8. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra
9.3 Price TBA
Top score
Xiaomi Xiaomi 12T Pro
6.8 Price TBA
Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

  • Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
  • Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.67 inches
  • Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 900 nits
  • Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
  • Better water resistance IP68 vs None
  • Longer OS update support 4 years vs 3 years

Why choose the Xiaomi 12T Pro

  • Faster wired charging 120 W vs 100 W
  • Lighter 205 g vs 235 g
  • Thinner 8.6 mm vs 8.74 mm
  • Higher screen resolution 1220 × 2712 px vs 1200 × 2608 px
  • Sharper display 446 ppi vs 416 ppi
  • Charger in the box

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
Overall 9.3 6.8
Display 8.7 7.2
Performance 9.0 6.4
Camera 8.7 7.0
Battery 8.8 5.7
Design 8.2 6.1
Software support 7.4 5.7
Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
Size 6.9 inches 6.67 inches
Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED OLED, CrystalRes AMOLED
Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 1220 × 2712 px
Pixel density 416 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No
Peak brightness 10,000 nits 900 nits
HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
Process 3 nm 4 nm
Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 3.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 730
RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 8 GB / 12 GB
Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 200 MP, f/1.69, 1/1.22"
Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Ultrawide 50 MP 8 MP
Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope —
Optical zoom 5× —
Rear cameras 3 3
Rear video 8K@30 8K@24
Front camera 32 MP 20 MP
Front video 4K@30 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
Capacity 8,050 mAh 5,000 mAh
Battery type Silicon-carbon —
Wired charging 100 W 120 W
Wireless charging 50 W —
Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No
Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 163.1 × 75.9 × 8.6 mm
Thickness 8.74 mm 8.6 mm
Weight 235 g 205 g
Form factor Bar Bar
Frame Aluminum Plastic
Back Fiberglass Glass
Water resistance IP68 None
Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic Under-display optical
3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No
SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM
Colors Black, Dark Cherry Black, Silver, Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 2.0
NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No
Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Satellite ✕ No ✕ No
IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
OS at launch Android 16 Android 12
Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 MIUI 13
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 UltraXiaomi 12T Pro
Announced Sep 1, 2026 Oct 4, 2022
Released Sep 1, 2026 Oct 13, 2022
Status Released Discontinued

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