Xiaomi 12 vs Xiaomi civi 3

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Xiaomi 12Xiaomi 12Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Change
Xiaomi civi 3Xiaomi civi 3Dimensity 8200 UltraChange

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Xiaomi 12 uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm Samsung), the Xiaomi civi 3 the Dimensity 8200 Ultra (4 nm TSMC). The Xiaomi 12's fastest core runs at 3.00 GHz, the Xiaomi civi 3's at 3.10 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.3 inches on the Xiaomi 12, 6.5 inches on the Xiaomi civi 3. Both run at up to 120 Hz.
  3. Versions: owners have shared the Xiaomi 12 as 8GB | 256GB, the Xiaomi civi 3 as 12GB | 256GB and 12GB | 512GB.

The same on both: Android 15, Wi-Fi 6E and NFC.

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Dimensity 8200 Ultra
Process
4 nm Samsung4 nm TSMC
CPU
1× 3.00 GHz Cortex-X2
3× 2.50 GHz Cortex-A710
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A5101× 3.10 GHz Cortex-A78
3× 3.00 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
3.00 GHz3.10 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 730Mali-G610 MC6

Memory

Versions seen
8GB | 256GB12GB | 256GB
12GB | 512GB
RAM type
LPDDR5LPDDR5
Storage type
UFS 3.1UFS 3.1

Display

Size
6.3 in6.5 in
Resolution
1080 × 24001080 × 2400
Pixel density
419 ppi402 ppi
Refresh rates
120 Hzalso 60, 90120 Hzalso 60, 90
HDR
Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLGDolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
4,500 mAh4,500 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/1.88 · 5.59 mm · OIS12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/1.77 · 5.35 mm · OIS
Front camera
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.45 · 3.26 mm8.1 MP3280 × 2464 · f/2.08 · 3.94 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
6 GHz Wi-Fi
YesYes
Bluetooth LE Audio
NoNo
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 15Android 15
Released with
Android 12Android 13
Widevine DRM
L1L3

Sensors

Sensors
72 sensors43 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy