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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-02-11 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 has a general score of 88.7, which is much better than the Xiaomi Poco X2's overall score of 79.3. IPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Poco X2 works with Android 11 operating system. Although the iPhone 12 and the Xiaomi Poco X2 were released with only 8 months difference, the iPhone 12 is thinner and a lot lighter.
The Apple iPhone 12 has a sharper display than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a just a little more pixels per display inch. The Xiaomi Poco X2 features as much storage to install applications and games as the Apple iPhone 12, both of them have the same 64 GB internal storage.
Apple iPhone 12 features a faster processor than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Xiaomi Poco X2 shoots way better videos and photos than iPhone 12, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also counts with a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Xiaomi Poco X2 has a really longer battery duration than iPhone 12, because it has a 60% greater battery capacity.
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