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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2021-01-18 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Daybreak purple and Nightfall black | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| 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 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, with an 88.7 score against 83. Even when iPhone 12 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T were released with only 3 months difference, iPhone 12 is lighter and somewhat thinner. The iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T works with Android 10 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a superior hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because although it has less CPU cores (but faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPhone 12 features a much better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher count of pixels per inch of screen and a bit higher 1170 x 2532 resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T captures better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not good for taking photos or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a way bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone 12, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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