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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-05-20 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is just a bit better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting a overall score of 88.5 against 80.8. Even though Apple iPhone 12 mini and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G were only released with a couple months difference, Apple iPhone 12 mini is thinner and way lighter. Apple iPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x operating system, while Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G comes with Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a sharper display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. IPhone 12 mini features a better CPU than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has lesser processing cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a much better 48 MP resolution back facing camera.
IPhone 12 mini and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G feature incredibly similar memory to store more games and applications, both have equal 64 GB internal memory. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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