Apple iPhone 16 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12, Manufactured in March, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 170g vs 183.5g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3561mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1179x2556 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 | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.4 % | 85.3 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 100 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | 484 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 147.6 mm (5.81 in) | 165.66 mm (6.52 in) |
| Width | 71.6 mm (2.82 in) | 75.96 mm (2.99 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.85 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 170 g (6 oz) | 183.5 g (6.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP53 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
- Gray - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 319.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3283 | 375 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8094 | 1494 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28055 | n/a |
| CPU | 439113 | 117343 |
| GPU | 611111 | 42979 |
| Memory | 181791 | 113571 |
| UX | 348375 | 72798 |
| NanoReview Score | 1580390 | 346691 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40.9 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 3 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 641 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10190 |
| Web score | n/a | 8571 |
| Video editing | n/a | 4771 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7223 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8890 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 16 GB | 21 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 2.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3561 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 33 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:42 h | 1:11 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:44 h | 08:20 h |
| Video Playback | 18:09 h | 15:10 h |
| Games | 05:56 h | 05:33 h |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | 113 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | 116 | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 84 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | 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 - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 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 850 900 1800 1900MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA 1/5/8 |
| 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/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | n/a | 13 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 229 |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 33 W |
Note
Apple iPhone 16:
The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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