Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Apple iPhone 12 vs Xiaomi Redmi 12

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple Xiaomi
Announced August 2019 October 2020 June 2023
Status Coming Soon October 9, 2019 Coming Soon - October 2020 Available - June 2023
Price Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Midnight Black, Sky Blue, Polar Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
168.6 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm
(6.64 x 3 x 0.32 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 198.5 g (6.98.0.18 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
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
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP53, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 14 Android 13
User Interface MIUI 10 - MIUI 14
Processor Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G88 (12nm)
GPU Adreno 505 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 4 GB N/A 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
550 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 6.22 inches 6.1 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2460 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 87.25% 84.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
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)
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [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]
8 MP, f/2.1, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
Capacity 5000 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 17 h (multimedia) -
Talk Time - - -