Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Lighter design: 176g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3687mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 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 | 6.43 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 409 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 180 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.2 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 355 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 176 g (6.21 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2050 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 243 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 680 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1688 | 5114 |
| CPU | 124765 | 309114 |
| GPU | 63661 | 346277 |
| Memory | 95926 | 174323 |
| UX | 108276 | 309815 |
| NanoReview Score | 392628 | 1139529 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 45 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 47 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7880 |
| Writing score | 10309 | n/a |
| Web score | 6774 | n/a |
| Video editing | 4587 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 7052 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8306 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 20 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 3687 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 (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:12 h | 1:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:34 h | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | 12:36 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 05:22 h | 05:29 h |
| Standby Mode | 105 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12032x9024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 118 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 65 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX613 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 80 |
| Zoom | n/a | 115 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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 - 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 | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 3/5/8 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/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 | 13 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2023 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 289 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 33 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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