Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 mini Manufactured in November, 2020, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
  • Higher pixel density: 476ppi
  • Lighter design: 135g vs 208g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2227mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 mini and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 5.4 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 476 ppi 386 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8 % 89.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 12 mini
622 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
858 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a373 Hz
Response timen/a2.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 131.5 mm (5.18 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 64.2 mm (2.53 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- White
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 12 mini
84.8 %
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 mini and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 698
Graphics Apple A14 GPU Adreno 650
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 mini
1957
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1233
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 mini
5062
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
3417
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19571233
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50623417
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 12 mini
1041022
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
716770
CPU295247209297
GPU309462208395
Memory140008135875
UX296305163203
NanoReview Score1041022716770
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 12 mini
7655
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
4557
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.5 °C
Stability69 %99 %
Graphics Test45 fps27 fps
Graphics Score76554557
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 12 mini
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
11408
Writing scoren/a14241
Web scoren/a8276
Video editingn/a6525
Data manipulationn/a8791
NanoReview Scoren/a11408

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13.0)
OS Size n/a 30 GB
UI Skin n/a MIUI 12.5 Enhanced

Battery

Volume 2227 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:29 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 12 mini
16:11
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
20:23
Web Browsing06:04 h08:11 h
Video Playback10:15 h12:20 h
Games03:53 h04:49 h
Standby Mode79 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.7x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX372Samsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size1/3.41/1.33
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a50 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K2L7
Sensor sizen/a1/2.6
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX503Sony IMX350
Sensor size1/2.551/2.8
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 mini
128
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
134
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 mini
129
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
104
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 12 mini
117
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
124
Bokeh55n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom57n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4290x2800 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX514 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3
Pixel size n/a 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 mini
127
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
103
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 mini
140
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
119

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version n/a 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B2100))
LTE category1822
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 12 mini
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
84.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2020 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 950
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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