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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-09-24 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is a little bit better than the iPhone 12, having a general score of 88.9 against 88.7. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha comes with Android 10 OS, and iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x OS. Even being the best in our current comparison, Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is an older, notably thicker and much heavier cellphone than the iPhone 12.
The iPhone 12 counts with a sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite better screen density. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a superior storage for games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPhone 12 features a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has 2 less processing cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 4050mAh battery size.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha takes slightly better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also counts with a lot better resolution back camera.
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