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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-02-11 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Apple iPhone 12 has a general score of 88.7, which is better than the Xiaomi Poco X2's 79.3 general score. Apple iPhone 12's body is somewhat thinner and a lot lighter than the Xiaomi Poco X2, even when both were only released with a couple months difference. The Apple iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Xiaomi Poco X2 works with Android 11 OS.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a superior processing power than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has less CPU cores (although they are faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The iPhone 12 has a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch and a quite better 1170 x 2532 resolution.
The Apple iPhone 12 and Xiaomi Poco X2 feature extremely similar memory to install games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with a much better battery life than iPhone 12, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 2815mAh.
Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with a way better camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has worse video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also counts with a camera with a much better resolution.
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