Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Xiaomi Poco F3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Mar 22, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$729	€349

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)	6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches 163.7 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple	Arctic white, Night black, Deep Ocean blue

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.89% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 3200 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (11)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2018	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4334	Untested
3D Mark High
2214	Untested
3D Mark Low
1389	Untested

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Battery

Type
2227 mAh, Li - Ion	4520 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge, USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 33.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" 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"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 50 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	20 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
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, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

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, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
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, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
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	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 01, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AFZZK11AG
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.06 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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