Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone 15
72 out of 100
VS
82 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on December 28, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 year and 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 20W)
- Has a 0.63 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1251 mAh larger battery capacity: 4600 vs 3349 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Fingerprint scanner
- 13% higher pixel density (521 vs 460 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Shows 51% longer battery life (25:31 vs 16:53 hours)
- Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (1641 against 1041 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1416K versus 1207K)
- The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 521 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 970 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | 306 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Pink | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 308420 | 375664 |
| GPU | 434809 | 452373 |
| Memory | 219844 | 261974 |
| UX | 244291 | 326266 |
| Total score | 1207364 | 1416277 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 41.2 °C | 44.3 °C |
| Stability | 67% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 55 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9299 | 9632 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11527 | - |
| Video editing | 7569 | - |
| Photo editing | 28742 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9403 | - |
| Writing score | 13688 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | - |
| OS size | 26.5 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:40 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 10:08 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 04:44 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX707 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" | 1/1.5" |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 48 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 80 |
| Preview | 70 | 84 |
| Zoom | 102 | 114 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32b40 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2021 | September 2023 |
| Release date | December 2021 | September 2023 |
| Launch price | $999 | $799 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
