Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2021-01-18 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 396 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 662 SM6115 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi 9T, getting an 88.7 score against 78.2. The iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x OS, and Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with Android 10 OS. The iPhone 12 is a thinner and somewhat lighter phone than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, even though they were only released with a couple months difference.
IPhone 12 has a much better display than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a slightly higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels. The Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPhone 12, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The iPhone 12 counts with a better processor than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has 2 less cores (but faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit processor. Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light images and video and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also counts with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with a much better battery duration than iPhone 12, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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