Xiaomi Mi 9T vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2019	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	4GB/64GB - $829

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches 156.7 x 74.3 x 8.8 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
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	5.78 oz / 164.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Carbon Black, Flame Red, Glacier Blue	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.94% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 60Hz, HDR, 430 nits	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 470	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 618	Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2009
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4369
3D Mark High
Untested	2347
3D Mark Low
Untested	1801

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) 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
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 53 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
20 MP (Pop-up, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Radio
FM

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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

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