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| Global Score | |
| 87.3 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 14.x |
| 2021-03-27 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Arctic white, Deep Ocean blue and Night black | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4520mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.4 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 has a general score of 88.5, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Poco F3's 87.3 overall score. IPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x OS, and Xiaomi Poco F3 comes with Android 11 OS. IPhone 12 mini is a a little bit thinner and a lot lighter device than Xiaomi Poco F3, even though both of them were released only a couple months apart.
Apple iPhone 12 mini features just a bit better display than Xiaomi Poco F3, because although it has a bit smaller display, less bright display and a little worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel amount in each screen inch. Xiaomi Poco F3 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco F3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. The Xiaomi Poco F3 features a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4520mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
Xiaomi Poco F3 shoots much better videos and photos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for taking photographs or video in poorly lited environments and lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Poco F3 also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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