Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Feb 08, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$729	€749

Design

Dimensions
5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)	6.47 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.06 mm
Weight
4.76 oz (135.0 g)	6.91 oz (196.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple	Midnight gray, Horizon blue

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 91.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 515 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
2227 mAh, Li - Ion	4600 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 55.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 53min

Browsing

9h 40min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

10h 17min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	108 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, GNSS, Dual-band positioning, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 12, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AFZZK2G
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.75 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs	Xiaomi Mi 11 Specs
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