Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Apple iPhone 12

Xiaomi Mi A1
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Apple iPhone 12
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple
Announced September 2017 October 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - October 2020
Price Rs. 14,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Pink, Black Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
(6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1.1 Nougat iOS 14
User Interface Android One (Stock Android) -
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 64 GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.63% 87.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio N/A No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED dual tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide-angle lens - 12MP, 1.25μm, f/2.2 aperture; Telephoto lens - 12MP, 1.0μm, f/2.6 aperture 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Yes Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Capacity 3080 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Talk Time - -