Apple iPhone 15 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Pro Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A17 Pro, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro, Manufactured in June, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 200g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 3274mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T 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 6.6 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 1080x2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 407 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 270 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 83.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1801 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)242 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.6 mm (5.77 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 74.3 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
88.2 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
83.7 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A17 Pro MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra
Max Frequency 3780 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.11 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.78 (Everest)
- 4/2 (Cortex A55)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Apple A17 GPU Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS 1442 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
2920
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
1237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
7447
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
3874
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29201237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)74473874
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1532369
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
882778
CPU345236263673
GPU562280230693
Memory275580186334
UX349273202078
NanoReview Score1532369882778
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
10006
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
5886
Stabilityn/a95 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5886
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
13679
Writing scoren/a17698
Web scoren/a11740
Video editingn/a7210
Data manipulationn/a11651
NanoReview Scoren/a13679

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory Cardn/aNo

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 13
UI Skin n/a MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 3274 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:33 h 0:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
24:47
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
n/a
Web Browsing09:28 hn/a
Video Playback17:33 hn/a
Games05:41 hn/a
Standby Mode111 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom 139 Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording n/a 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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX803Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/1.281/2
Pixel size1.22 μm0.7 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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX633Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/2.551/4
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
153
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
158
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
154
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview85n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 Omnivision OV16A10
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Optical 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 15 Pro
145
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
156
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM ModeActiveDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
79.4 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 350
MSRP ($) 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 Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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