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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2019-03-06 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9, with a general score of 88.5 against 83.2. IPhone 12 mini is a newer device, and it's also much lighter and a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Mi 9. IPhone 12 mini counts with just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with way more brightness and a just a little more pixels per inch of screen.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has more internal memory. Apple iPhone 12 mini features a superior processor than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features a way better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for taking photographs and videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a much more mega-pixels back camera.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 48 percent larger battery size.
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