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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 14.x |
| 2021-05-20 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 477 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 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (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 | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a little bit better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting an 88.5 score against 80.8. The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a thinner and much lighter device than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, even when both of them were released only 6 months apart. The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with iOS 14.x operating system, while Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G works with Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a sharper display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a just a little better count of pixels in each inch of display. IPhone 12 mini counts with 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, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a bit better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a camera with a way better resolution.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G and the Apple iPhone 12 mini feature extremely similar storage capacity to store more apps and games, both of them have the same internal memory capacity. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a superior battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2227mAh.
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