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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 14.x |
| 2021-03-20 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Frost blue, Metal bronze and Phantom black | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | 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 |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 5160mAh Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.88 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 a little bit better than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, with a score of 88.5 against 83.4. IPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x operating system, while Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro works with Android 11 operating system. IPhone 12 mini's design is extremely thinner and notably lighter than the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, even when both of them were released with only 4 months difference.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a superior CPU than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. IPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1 TB. Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 5160mAh of battery capacity instead of 2227mAh.
The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro captures clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking pictures in poorly lited environments and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro also counts with a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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