Xiaomi 12T vs Apple iPhone 11

75 out of 100

64 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 12T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra) that was released on October 4, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 37 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12T

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 18W)
Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3110 mAh
Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
Modern USB Type-C port
37% higher pixel density (446 vs 326 PPI)
Delivers 42% higher peak brightness (961 against 675 nits)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
The phone is 3-years and 1-month newer

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11

Shows 11% longer battery life (34:46 vs 31:26 hours)
Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Xiaomi
19% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1619 and 1357 points
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12T and Apple iPhone 11 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	IPS LCD
Size	6.67 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1220 x 2712 pixels	828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	446 ppi	326 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	500 nits	625 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	900 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	86.7%	79%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	99.8%	99.8%
PWM	120 Hz	Not detected
Response time	1 ms	24.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	999:1

Height	163.1 mm (6.42 inches)	150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width	75.9 mm (2.99 inches)	75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness	8.6 mm (0.34 inches)	8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight	202 g (7.13 oz)	194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof	IP53	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Plastic	Metal
Colors	Black, Silver, Blue	White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra	Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock	2850 MHz	2650 MHz
CPU cores	8 (4 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78	- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	5 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G610 MP6	Apple A13 GPU
GPU shading units	-	256
GPU clock	860 MHz	1230 MHz
FLOPS	~1309 GFLOPS	~629.8 GFLOPS

CPU	261543	188856
GPU	203940	305641
Memory	181754	136959
UX	197371	177223
Total score	846817	808922

Max surface temperature	35.7 °C	43.6 °C
Stability	99%	72%
Graphics test	35 FPS	45 FPS
Graphics score	5860	7532

Web score	10713	-
Video editing	6825	-
Photo editing	22254	-
Data manipulation	9441	-
Writing score	16398	-

Storage size	128, 256 GB	64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	MIUI 14	-
OS size	25.5 GB	-

Capacity	5000 mAh	3110 mAh
Max charge power	120 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 (50% in 7 min)	Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:23 hr	1:45 hr

RAM
RAM size	8 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Channels	4	2

Battery life tests
Web browsing	11:33 hr	11:39 hr
Watching video	13:36 hr	15:16 hr
Gaming	05:00 hr	05:05 hr
Standby	99 hr	121 hr

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	12032 x 9204	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Quad LED
Stabilization	Optical	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 (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/1.67", Samsung ISOCELL HM6 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 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 - Sensor: 1/4", Samsung S5K4H7 (ISOCELL CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm
Macro lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	20 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	-	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Sensor type	Exmor-RS CMOS	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.47"	-
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (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 Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5.3	5
Bluetooth features	LE	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	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	No	No
LTE Cat *	18	18
5G support	Yes	No

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	October 2022	September 2019
Release date	October 2022	September 2019
SAR (head)	0.99 W/kg	0.95 W/kg
SAR (body)	0.99 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	Yes, 120 W	-

Xiaomi 12T vs Apple iPhone 11

Xiaomi 12T vs Apple iPhone 11

Key differences

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Tests and specifications

Display

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Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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