Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

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8.7	9.0
Xiaomi Mi 9	Apple iPhone 12
Released · Mar 06, 2019	Released · Oct 23, 2020
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px	6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
Triple camera	Dual camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh	2815 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.10 oz (173.0 g)	5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
85.23 %	87.24 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 640	Yes
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	64GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), Xiaomi MI UI	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	2815 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 50 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
20 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	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
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 829
In The Box
Case, 18W Charger, USB Type-C cable, Type-c to 3.5 mm adapter, SIM removal tool, Documentation	USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Internal storage	64GB

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 879

Explorer Edition


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 979

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Xiaomi Mi 9 Review	Apple iPhone 12 Review
User Reviews
	Apple iPhone 12 User Reviews