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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 14.x |
| 2021-05-27 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 11 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 mini is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a global score of 88.5 against 76.7. The Apple iPhone 12 mini construction is lighter and thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although both were released only 6 months apart. Apple iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 works with Android 11 OS.
IPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a little greater display pixel density. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a superior storage to install games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a quite better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has lesser CPU cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a little bit better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs and videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a lot better resolution back facing camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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