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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 14.x |
| 2021-11-11 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.44 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G MT6833 (6 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 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 |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 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 |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is just a bit better than the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, getting an 88.5 score against 81.5. The iPhone 12 mini body is thinner and way lighter than the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, despite of the fact that it was released around 12 months before. The iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, and Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G works with Android 11 OS.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a more powerful processor than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits processor. IPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter display than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit better display pixel density.
The Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G captures a bit better pictures and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting pictures or videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G also counts with a much higher 50 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
The Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G also has an external memory slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2227mAh.
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