Apple iPhone 14 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2021with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 700. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3200mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M3 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.6 % 83.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1804 nits
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
532 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %93.5 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms33.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite2512:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.5 mm (5.81 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
86.6 %
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
83.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic MediaTek Dimensity 700
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 640 128
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
2519
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
698
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
6382
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
1841
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2519698
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63821841
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1441348
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
393792
CPU381160134816
GPU47205262084
Memory25866894084
UX329468102808
NanoReview Score1441348393792
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
9874
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
1104
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C41.5 °C
Stability79 %99 %
Graphics Test59 fps6 fps
Graphics Score98741104
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
7916
Writing scoren/a9449
Web scoren/a5850
Video editingn/a4676
Data manipulationn/a6598
NanoReview Scoren/a7916

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 19.2 GB
UI Skin n/a MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 3200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (33% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:41 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
24:20
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
24:46
Web Browsing09:41 h10:01 h
Video Playback16:03 h14:26 h
Games05:38 h05:48 h
Standby Mode112 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom 139 Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 48 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX803OmniVision OV48B
Sensor size1/1.281/2.0
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/3.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX633n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
143
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
149
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
146
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview91n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 OmniVision OV8856
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/4
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 14 Pro
139
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
154
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
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 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA Band 1,2,4,5,8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
89.5 dB
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
93.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2022 yr May, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr May, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 200
MSRP ($) 999 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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