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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 12 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2021-12-28 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Xiaomi 12 has a general score of 78.8, which is slightly better than Microsoft Lumia 950's 74.1 general score. Xiaomi 12 is a heavier phone than Microsoft Lumia 950, but both are equally thin. Xiaomi 12 has Android 12 operating system, and Microsoft Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
Lumia 950 features a much better performing processor than Xiaomi 12, although it has lesser RAM memory and 7 less processing cores (although they are faster). Microsoft Lumia 950 has just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi 12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater display density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Xiaomi 12 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi 12 also has a much bigger sensor shooting lot better quality photos, a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a way better 7680x4320 video quality.
The Xiaomi 12 features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Lumia 950, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi 12 features a really longer battery performance than Lumia 950, because it has a 50 percent greater battery size.
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