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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2021-05-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 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 |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 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 (5 nm) chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting a global score of 88.7 against 80.8. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x operating system, and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with Android 11 operating system. Even though Apple iPhone 12 and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G were released only 7 months apart, Apple iPhone 12 is thinner and somewhat lighter.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a superior hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPhone 12 has a much better display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a bit greater number of pixels per inch in the display.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs and/or video in low-light situations and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G's storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to the Apple iPhone 12 one, they have equal internal storage. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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