Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F3 and Apple iPhone XS - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F3 vs Apple iPhone XS

60 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F3
VS
52 out 100
Apple iPhone XS
Xiaomi Poco F3
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F3 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 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 Poco F3
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4520mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 196g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F3 and Apple iPhone XS
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Poco F3
vs
Apple iPhone XS

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 700 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F3
712 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)490 Hz240 Hz
Response time3 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco F3], [Apple iPhone XS]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.7 mm (6.44 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F3
85.9 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F3 and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 650 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 670 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F3
1358
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F3
3706
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13581307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37063447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F3
820339
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU245223202576
GPU217556217548
Memory150549146853
UX207001166662
NanoReview Score820339733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F3
4305
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.39.6 °C44.8 °C
Stability90 %63 %
Graphics Test25 fps34 fps
Graphics Score43055698
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco F3], [Apple iPhone XS]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F3
11024
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Writing score14383n/a
Web score7991n/a
Video editing6149n/a
Data manipulation8532n/a
NanoReview Score11024n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 21 GB 11.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4520 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (67% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:56 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F3
19:59
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing08:42 h05:44 h
Video Playback12:58 h09:44 h
Games05:31 h03:54 h
Standby Mode85 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX582Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/2.01/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1,2,4,5,8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category2016
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 Poco F3
89.4 dB
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 1000
Sensors - 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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