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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.16 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9, having an 88.5 score against 83.2. Apple iPhone 12 mini's construction is newer, incredibly lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Mi 9. The iPhone 12 mini has a better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPhone 12 mini counts with a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a quite greater count of pixels in each inch of screen and much more brightness.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a lot better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a way better resolution camera in the back.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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