Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Xiaomi 12
Released · Nov 01, 2018
Released · Dec 31, 2021
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
6.3-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
3200 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 25, 2018 Dec 28, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches
157.89 x 74.69 x 8.46 mm
6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches
152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
7.69 oz / 218.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Blue Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.96% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
6GB/256GB
8GB/256GB
10GB/256GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (12)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Polymer 4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Qi wireless charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W
Wireless: 50.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Telephoto, Macro)
Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
EIS
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera, Flash, HDR) 32 MP
Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes