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Xiaomi 12S Apple iPhone 12
Launch
Release Date
Jul, 2022 Oct, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 12 IOS 14.1
UI
MIUI 13 NA
Dimensions
152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight
182 g 164 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Gray, White, Purple, Green Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
AMOLED, 68B colors Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen
Size
6.28 inches
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6.1 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak) HDR10, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits
Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion (10.9 Wh), 2815 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min
Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 57 min
Reverse wireless charging 10W
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 4+
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) Hexa-core
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Adreno 730 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
8/12GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123° (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Dual 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features

Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Vid o 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+)
1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
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Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K 24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only) - for China
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, color spectrum, Virtual Proximity Sensing Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Infrared port NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 599 USD $1,024
Resale Value
High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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