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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-01-15 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
IPhone 12 mini is better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, with a overall score of 88.5 against 80.3. The iPhone 12 mini design is newer, just a bit thinner and way lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. IPhone 12 mini counts with a sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a bit higher display pixels density.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a better performing processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with a really longer battery performance than iPhone 12 mini, because it has an 80% larger battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 takes better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for taking images or videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also counts with faster 120 fps video frame rates and a back camera with a much better resolution.
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