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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-11-01 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.69 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Green |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, with an 84.2 score against 83.8. The Apple iPhone XS is a lighter and a bit thinner cellphone than Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, although both of them were released with only a couple months difference. IPhone XS has a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite more brightness, a bit higher display pixel density and a slightly better 1125 x 2436 resolution.
The iPhone XS features a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPhone XS, because it has more internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 features improved battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 captures clearer photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have the same aperture, a same size back-facing camera sensor, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 also has a back facing camera with more mega pixels.
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