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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-09-22 | -- |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 7.13 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 10.17 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a little bit better than the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, with a overall score of 87.1 against 81. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a way better hardware performance than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a much better display than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a larger screen, much more display brightness, a way better 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution and a greater amount of pixels per inch of display. Xiaomi 12S Ultra shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting photos and video in low-light environments, it also counts with a way higher 7680x4320 video quality, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra's memory to install applications and games is very similar to the iPhone 8 Plus one, both have exactly the same internal memory. Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity.
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