Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Apple iPhone 12 mini
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Manufactured in January, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Apple iPhone 12 mini, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 2227mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Lighter design: 135g vs 196g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.81 in | 5.4 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 515 ppi | 476 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | 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 % | 84.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | 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 6 (Single-Core) | 1426 | 1957 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3840 | 5062 |
| CPU | 224221 | 295247 |
| GPU | 292912 | 309462 |
| Memory | 185743 | 140008 |
| UX | 216361 | 296305 |
| NanoReview Score | 919237 | 1041022 |
| Stability | 91 % | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | 30 fps | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5029 | 7655 |
| Writing score | 15023 | n/a |
| Web score | 11478 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7618 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9700 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12956 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 2227 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 55 W | 20 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 (83% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:50 h | 1:29 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:56 h | 06:04 h |
| Video Playback | 10:13 h | 10:15 h |
| Games | 04:26 h | 03:53 h |
| Standby Mode | 99 h | 79 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12032x9204 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | 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 | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KHMX | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Sony IMX503 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 76 |
| Zoom | n/a | 57 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5380x3620 pixels | 4290x2800 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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (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 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41) | 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 category | 24 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December, 2020 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2021 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 750 | 700 |
| 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 |
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