Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 860, 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 Poco X3 Pro
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 2227mAh
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Higher pixel density: 476ppi
- Lighter design: 135g vs 215g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/125 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 5.4 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 476 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6 % | 84.8 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 95.1 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 2404 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 995:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 in) | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gold - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2960 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)) - 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)) - 1/2.96 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 690 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 675 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1036.8 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 973 | 1957 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2589 | 5062 |
| CPU | 181709 | 295247 |
| GPU | 155743 | 309462 |
| Memory | 126967 | 140008 |
| UX | 177878 | 296305 |
| NanoReview Score | 642297 | 1041022 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 97 % | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | 20 fps | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | 3456 | 7655 |
| Writing score | 13393 | n/a |
| Web score | 8062 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6035 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8470 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 10579 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 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 | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 13 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5160 mAh | 2227 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 1:29 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:43 h | 06:04 h |
| Video Playback | 12:45 h | 10:15 h |
| Games | 05:20 h | 03:53 h |
| Standby Mode | 117 h | 79 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | Sony IMX503 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 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 | 5480x3648 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- 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 | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM B2/3/5/8 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTC B1/2/4/5/8 | 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 | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 250 | 700 |
| Sensors | - 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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