Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Xiaomi 12 Pro Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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 13 Pro which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 3 months before. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Pro

Comes with 1505 mAh larger battery capacity: 4600 vs 3095 mAh
Has a 0.63 inch larger screen size
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
Fingerprint scanner
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1003K versus 805K)
Has 2 SIM card slots
13% higher pixel density (521 vs 460 PPI)
Has a built-in infrared port

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Shows 45% longer battery life (36:56 vs 25:27 hours)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Xiaomi
38% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1716 and 1247 points
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness 12 Pro 95 iPhone 13 Pro 91 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games 12 Pro 93 iPhone 13 Pro 88 Battery Battery life charging type and speed 12 Pro 75 iPhone 13 Pro 81 Camera Photo and video recording quality 12 Pro 79 iPhone 13 Pro 87 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission 12 Pro 84 iPhone 13 Pro 77 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation 12 Pro 84 iPhone 13 Pro 86

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: 12 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro

Display

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.73 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	521 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Max rated brightness	970 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1500 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	89.6%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3

Display tests
RGB color space	99.8%	99.8%
PWM	367 Hz	510 Hz
Response time	5 ms	4.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) 12 Pro 1051 nits iPhone 13 Pro +1% 1066 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]

Design and build

Height	163.6 mm (6.44 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	74.6 mm (2.94 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.66 mm (0.34 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	204 gramm (7.2 oz)	204 gramm (7.2 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black Blue Green Pink	Black Silver Gold Blue Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	No

Screen-to-body ratio 12 Pro +4% 89.6% iPhone 13 Pro 86%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi 12 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 Pro in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Apple A15 Bionic
Max. clock	3000 MHz	3200 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: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	6 MB	-
Lithography process	4 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Apple GPU
GPU clock	818 MHz	1200 MHz
FLOPS	~2236 GFLOPS	-

Memory
RAM size	8 12 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 256 512 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 12 Pro 1247 iPhone 13 Pro +38% 1716 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 12 Pro 3915 iPhone 13 Pro +21% 4728 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 12 Pro +25% 1003207 iPhone 13 Pro 805098

CPU	224894	208246
GPU	435932	322246
Memory	159561	131426
UX	177347	135941
Total score	1003207	805098

3DMark Wild Life Performance 12 Pro 9326 iPhone 13 Pro +2% 9515

Stability	67%	79%
Graphics test	55 FPS	56 FPS
Graphics score	9326	9515
PCMark 3.0 score	13054	-

AnTuTu 9 Results Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 12	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16)
ROM	MIUI 13	-
OS size	26.5 GB	15.2 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4600 mAh	3095 mAh
Charge power	120 W	23 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 8 min)	Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:21 hr	1:38 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:48 hr	13:06 hr
Watching video	10:04 hr	16:46 hr
Gaming	04:53 hr	05:51 hr
Standby	89 hr	117 hr

General battery life 12 Pro 25:27 hr iPhone 13 Pro +45% 36:56 hr Phone Battery Life Ranking

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	8700 x 5800	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical 2x	Optical 3x
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	3 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP)	4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28" Sony IMX707 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66" Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 48 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76" Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76" Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.5	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	0.7 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.14"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality 12 Pro 141 iPhone 13 Pro +2% 144 Video quality 12 Pro 111 iPhone 13 Pro +7% 119 Generic camera score 12 Pro 131 iPhone 13 Pro +5% 137

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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
Bluetooth features	LE	LE A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No

Network
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*	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 12 Pro 84.2 dB iPhone 13 Pro n/a

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	December 2021	September 2021
Release date	December 2021	September 2021
SAR (head)	-	0.99 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

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the software battery life camera and design are more important to you then choose the Apple iPhone 13 Pro. But if the performance and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 12 Pro.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Xiaomi 12 Pro 246 (77.4%) Apple iPhone 13 Pro 72 (22.6%) Vote Total votes: 318

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