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

Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
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Apple iPhone 12
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
Apple iPhone 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 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 Mi 11 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 205g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Apple iPhone 12
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 900 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
646 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a226 Hz
Response timen/a16 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
91.4 %
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Apple iPhone 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
1461
Apple iPhone 12
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
3910
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14611941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39105008
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
904462
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
CPU242692310050
GPU263225323143
Memory174582173777
UX223963288345
NanoReview Score9044621095315
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
5153
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stability90 %77 %
Graphics Test30 fps45 fps
Graphics Score51537601
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro], [Apple iPhone 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
12141
Apple iPhone 12
n/a
Writing score15135n/a
Web score11250n/a
Video editing7600n/a
Data manipulation8595n/a
NanoReview Score12141n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 7 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Web Browsingn/a08:00 h
Video Playbackn/a12:09 h
Gamesn/a04:35 h
Standby Moden/a112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x 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 (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.121/3.4
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.41/3.6
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
118
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
132
Apple iPhone 12
130
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
124
Apple iPhone 12
117
Bokeh7055
Preview6474
Zoom11760
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro], [Apple iPhone 12]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e) 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 n/a
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 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)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 category2418
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 800
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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