Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Pro Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 665. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 189g vs 190g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
- Larger display: 6.3in
- Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 2815mAh
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 3/32 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 81.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 277 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 158.3 mm (6.23 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)) - 4/2 (Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 11 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | 243.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1941 | 508 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5005 | 1549 |
| CPU | 262691 | 81495 |
| GPU | 387783 | 34985 |
| Memory | 169306 | 51998 |
| UX | 285964 | 66502 |
| NanoReview Score | 1105744 | 234980 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 76 % | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | 44 fps | 1 fps |
| Graphics Score | 7431 | 262 |
| Writing score | n/a | 6541 |
| Web score | n/a | 5754 |
| Video editing | n/a | 4954 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 5104 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 6415 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | - 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) |
| OS Size | 14 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | MIUI 12.5 Enhanced |
Battery
| Volume | 2815 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 18 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 Quick Charge 4.0 (50% in 35 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | 2:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:12 h | 07:46 h |
| Video Playback | 12:00 h | 12:22 h |
| Games | 04:33 h | 05:10 h |
| Standby Mode | 101 h | 88 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | n/a |
| Focal length | 52 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 77 | n/a |
| Zoom | 111 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | 4224x3136 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 2821 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Omnivision OV13855 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.9 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 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 |
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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, HID, 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz |
| 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 (B34)/B38)/B39)/B40)/B41)/B1900(/B2100(/B2300(/B2500(/B2600() |
| LTE category | 18 | 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | August, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | September, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | 190 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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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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