Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12S and Apple iPhone 11 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12S vs Apple iPhone 11

69 out 100
Xiaomi 12S
VS
60 out 100
Apple iPhone 11
Xiaomi 12S
Apple iPhone 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 11, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S
  • Larger display: 6.28in
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 194g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3110mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S and Apple iPhone 11
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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12S
vs
Apple iPhone 11

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.28 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 828x1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 79.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
668 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
Response timen/a24.8 ms
Contrastn/a999:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 11]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 150.9 mm (5.94 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S
89.3 %
Apple iPhone 11
79.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S and Apple iPhone 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S
1836
Apple iPhone 11
1613
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S
4622
Apple iPhone 11
4215
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18361613
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)46224215
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12S]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S
1225350
Apple iPhone 11
898234
CPU326540231010
GPU470277308030
Memory191951155712
UX236618203482
NanoReview Score1225350898234
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S
10272
Apple iPhone 11
7530
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.6 °C
Stability65 %72 %
Graphics Test61 fps45 fps
Graphics Score102727530
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12S], [Apple iPhone 11]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S
13652
Apple iPhone 11
n/a
Writing score16026n/a
Web score11897n/a
Video editing7465n/a
Data manipulation9954n/a
NanoReview Score13652n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
UI Skin MIUI 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3110 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (33% in 10 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
22:24
Web Browsingn/a08:46 h
Video Playbackn/a13:37 h
Gamesn/a04:58 h
Standby Moden/a110 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX707Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.281/2.55
Pixel size1.22 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/3.6
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
125
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
125
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
116
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a63
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 11]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
114
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
83.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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