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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 409 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 Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, getting an 88.7 score against 76.7. Apple iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 works with Android 11 operating system. The Apple iPhone 12 is a somewhat thinner and lighter cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although both of them were released only a couple months apart.
Apple iPhone 12 features a brighter display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a just a little greater screen density. The iPhone 12 counts with a quite superior processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a really longer battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2815mAh.
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