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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-09-08 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Cobalt blue and Shadow gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SM7150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5160mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.88 |
| 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 iPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC's score of 81.6. The iPhone 12 mini body is extremely thinner and way lighter than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, even when both of them were only released with a couple months difference. The iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, while Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has Android 10 OS.
The iPhone 12 mini has a brighter display than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a way brighter screen. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a superior hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 2 less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC counts with a way better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution. Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC counts with a superior battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 132% more battery size.
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