Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Sony Xperia 10 VIII

Product
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
749 USD
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
749 USD

Price
749 USD
749 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Sony Mobiles
Model No
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
XQ-GH54, XQ-GE54

Launch Date
2022, July 09
2026, August 25

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

Dimensions
163.2 x 75 x 9.1 mm (6.43 x 2.95 x 0.36 in)
153 x 72 x 8.3 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
225 g (7.94 oz)
168 g (5.93 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), eco leather back, aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, Dark Green
Frozen White, Frosted Grey, Misty Lilac

Type
LTPO2 AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak)
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR
Size
6.73 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~89.0% screen-to-body ratio)
6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~522 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)

OS
Android 12, MIUI 13
Android 16, up to 4 major OS updates
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 730
Adreno 710

RAM
8GB/12GB
8GB
Storage
256GB/512GB
128GB UFS
Card Slot
No
microSDXC

Lens 1
50.3 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1.0", 1.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
48 MP, f/4.1, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.4, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0"
Lens 3
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, Dual-Pixel PDAF
Lens 4
TOF 3D, (depth)
Features
Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@3840fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K, 1080p)
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
Features
HDR, panorama
Video
Yes
13 MP, f/2.4, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0"

Capacity
Li-Po 4860 mAh, non-removable
5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 67W, 100% in 41 min (advertised), Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 52 min (advertised), Reverse wireless charging 10W, Quick Charge 4, Power Delivery 3.0
Wired, PD, QC

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum, barometer
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No, 24-bit/192kHz audio, Tuned by Harman Kardon

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 1039412 (v9) GeekBench: 4300 (v5.1) GFXBench: 51fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker
-25.6 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 93h