Xiaomi 12T Pro “Make Moments Mega” - Gaming Experience Review

Although the Xiaomi T Series is focusing on bringing the best photography experience for the users, the series also includes powerful performance in order to improve the user experience. Xiaomi 12T Pro features the latest and powerful Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 which is built in TSMC 4nm manufacturing process, which offers better performance compared to Xiaomi 12 Series that features the Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1. I would like to try out the gaming experience in the brand new Xiaomi 12T Pro (12GB RAM + 256GB Storage). Before getting started, let’s have a quick recap on the Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 in Xiaomi 12T Pro. 

Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1

• TSMC 4nm Manufacturing Process
• CPU: Up to 3.2GHz, with ARMv9 Cortex-X2 Technology
• GPU: Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU
• Snapdragon X65 5G modem-RF system
• AI: 7th Gen Qualcomm® AI Engine
• Snapdragon® X65 5G Modem

I have run a few benchmark tests in AnTuTu Benchmark, Geekbench 5 and 3DMark to test the performance for Xiaomi 12T Pro and will share the results from each platform below. 

AnTuTu Benchmark

Geekbench 5

CPU Benchmark

Compute Benchmark (OpenCL)

Compute Benchmark (Vulkan)

3DMark

Wild Life Extreme

Wild Life

Sling Shot Extreme - OpenGL ES 3.1

Sling Shot

PUBG Mobile

Graphics: Ultra HD

Frame Rate: Ultra

PUBG Mobile (Classic (Ranked) - Nusa (Gear Front))

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Graphics: Ultra

Refresh Rate: Ultra

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Classic - Imperial Sanctuary)

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Overdrive)

Call of Duty®: Mobile - Garena

Graphic Quality: Very High

Frame Rate: Max

Call of Duty®: Mobile - Garena (Multiplayer (Ranked Match) - Frontline (Crash))

Call of Duty®: Mobile - Garena (Battle Royale - Isolated)

Genshin Impact

Graphics Quality: Highest

FPS: 60

Genshin Impact

Free Fire

Graphics: Ultra

High Res.: High

Shadow: On

High FPS: High

Free Fire (Battle Royale - Purgatory)

In my observation, Xiaomi 12T Pro did a pretty great job even though you had turned the graphics and frame rate settings to the highest in the graphics-demanding games. The gameplay with Xiaomi 12T Pro is very smooth although with realistic graphics. Besides that, Xiaomi 12T Pro did a great job to control the temperature during gaming for the flagship smartphone segment, as the highest temperature Xiaomi 12T Pro reached after 30 minutes of gaming is 44°C. Not only that, Xiaomi 12T Pro consumes up to 7% of battery after 30 minutes of gaming, which is pretty good in maintaining battery usage for the flagship smartphone segment. In conclusion, Xiaomi 12T Pro is suitable for you if you are looking for a smartphone with very high performance at an affordable price. 

You can purchase Xiaomi 12T Pro from 13th October 2022 (Thursday) with the following prices: 

8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: RM 2,699

12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: RM 2,999

Purchase Link: Lazada Shopee

What do you think about the Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 in Xiaomi 12T Pro? Share with me in the following comments.