Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| 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 (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 | 11.66 |
| 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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.04 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 12 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, getting an 88.7 score against 81.4. The Apple iPhone 12 body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, but it is a little bit heavier. The Apple iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has Android 9.0 Pie OS. IPhone 12 features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a bit bigger display, a little more pixels per inch of display, a really brighter display and a quite better 1170 x 2532 resolution.
Apple iPhone 12 counts with a better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has lesser cpu cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a way more MP back facing camera.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a bit better battery life than iPhone 12, because it has 3070mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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