Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2021-05-20 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 |
| 10.89 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is a bit better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting an 88.7 score against 80.8. IPhone 12 is a lighter and thinner cellphone than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, even though both were released with only a couple months difference. IPhone 12 has iOS 15.x operating system, and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G works with Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 has a sharper display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a just a bit greater count of pixels per inch of display. IPhone 12's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G's one, they have exactly the same internal memory.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a superior CPU than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a bit better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for shooting photos and/or video in low light situations and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with much more MP.
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