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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-12-28 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.54 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS has a score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi 12's score of 78.8. The Apple iPhone XS design is just a bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Xiaomi 12, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. IPhone XS features a much powerful processor than Xiaomi 12, because although it has less processing cores (although they are faster) and less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Xiaomi 12 and iPhone XS feature extremely similar screens, because although the Xiaomi 12 has a just a bit less pixels per display inch and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a little bigger screen and way more brightness. Xiaomi 12 features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi 12 features a superior battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. Xiaomi 12 captures way better photographs and videos than iPhone XS, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way bigger camera sensor capturing lot better quality pictures and videos, a camera with much more megapixels and a much better video resolution.
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