Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 19 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 2050 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 3110 mAh
- Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 21% higher pixel density (395 vs 326 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- Thinner bezels – 5.6% more screen real estate
- The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- Shows 9% longer battery life (34:46 vs 31:56 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (675 against 536 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Xiaomi
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 634K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 79% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | 995:1 | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2960 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 180108 | 188856 |
| GPU | 155187 | 305641 |
| Memory | 134861 | 136959 |
| UX | 160808 | 177223 |
| Total score | 634660 | 808922 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 44.1 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | 97% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3456 | 7532 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7980 | - |
| Video editing | 6193 | - |
| Photo editing | 21814 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8636 | - |
| Writing score | 12480 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | - |
| OS size | 13 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:51 hr | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | 10:33 hr | 15:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | September 2019 |
| Release date | April 2021 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro . But if the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 11 .
