Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Pro Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, Manufactured in September, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 215g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
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 IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 84.6 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)277 Hz2358 Hz
Response time3.6 ms35.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 165.3 mm (6.51 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 76.8 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
84.6 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 Pro and Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 688
Graphics Apple A14 GPU Adreno 618
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 825 MHz
FLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
1878
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1941722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50051878
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
395451
CPU262691132406
GPU38778379345
Memory16930675270
UX285964108430
NanoReview Score1105744395451
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
1108
Max Surface Temp.38.1 °C42.6 °C
Stability76 %99 %
Graphics Test44 fps6 fps
Graphics Score74311108
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
8826
Writing scoren/a10279
Web scoren/a7068
Video editingn/a5923
Data manipulationn/a7591
NanoReview Scoren/a8826

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 14 GB 20.5 GB
UI Skin n/a MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 2815 mAh 5160 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
24:00
Web Browsing07:12 h09:56 h
Video Playback12:00 h13:59 h
Games04:33 h05:35 h
Standby Mode101 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX372Sony IMX682
Sensor size1/3.41/1.73
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length52 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.6n/a
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
126
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
107
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
98
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
103
Bokeh70n/a
Preview77n/a
Zoom111n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4290x2800 pixels 5963x3354 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX514 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.4
Pixel size n/a 0.8 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 Pro
127
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- 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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM: B2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28)
LTE category1815
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
92.3 dB
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
89.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2020 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr September, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 245
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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