Xiaomi 12T vs CMF Phone 1

The Xiaomi 12T scores 6.2 in our rating, and the CMF Phone 1 scores 5.5. The Xiaomi 12T leads in performance, camera, battery, design and software support, while the CMF Phone 1 is ahead in display. The CMF Phone 1 is the newer phone, announced Jul 8, 2024.

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Xiaomi Xiaomi 12T

6.2 Price TBA

Top score

CMF CMF Phone 1

5.5 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Xiaomi 12T

Faster wired charging 120 W vs 33 W
Longer OS update support 3 years vs 2 years
Higher screen resolution 1220 × 2712 px vs 1080 × 2400 px
Sharper display 446 ppi vs 395 ppi
Optical image stabilization
Stereo speakers

Why choose the CMF Phone 1

Brighter screen 2,000 nits vs 900 nits
Better water resistance IP52 vs None
Newer model Jul 8, 2024 vs Oct 4, 2022
Lighter 197 g vs 202 g
Thinner 8 mm vs 8.6 mm
microSD card slot

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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 Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

Overall 6.2 5.5

Display 7.1 7.5

Performance 5.0 4.7

Camera 6.1 4.8

Battery 5.7 4.8

Design 6.1 5.7

Software support 5.7 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, CrystalRes AMOLED OLED, Super AMOLED

Resolution 1220 × 2712 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 900 nits 2,000 nits

HDR HDR10+ —

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Dragontrail Pro

Performance

Spec Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

Chipset Dimensity 8100 Dimensity 7300

Process 5 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.85 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU Mali-G610 MC6 Mali-G615 MC2

RAM 8 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 3.1 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

Main camera 108 MP, f/1.7, 1/1.67" 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 20 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@60 —

Battery and charging

Spec Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 120 W 33 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

Dimensions 163.1 × 75.9 × 8.6 mm 164 × 77 × 8 mm

Thickness 8.6 mm 8 mm

Weight 202 g 197 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Glass Plastic

Water resistance None IP52

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Silver, Blue Black, Blue, Orange, Light Green

Connectivity and features

Spec Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.3 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 —

NFC ✓ Yes ✕ No

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

OS at launch Android 12 Android 14

Interface MIUI 13 Nothing OS 2.6

OS updates 3 years 2 years

Security updates 4 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec Xiaomi 12TCMF Phone 1

Announced Oct 4, 2022 Jul 8, 2024

Released Oct 13, 2022 Jul 12, 2024

Status Released Released

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