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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 14.x |
| 2019-09-26 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.34 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Moonlight white, Neptune blue and Space black | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) 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 | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 4.2 | 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 iPhone 12 mini has an overall score of 88.5, which is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T's 75.6 general score. The iPhone 12 mini body is newer, lighter and somewhat thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T. IPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x OS, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per display inch.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a greater processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor and 1 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T features a better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos and lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T also counts with a camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has a greater memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has an 80% larger battery capacity.
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