Xiaomi MI 10 vs. Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Xiaomi MI 10 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Xiaomi MI 10 vs. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A2407
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.5 mm 146.7 mm Xiaomi MI 10 has greater height than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Width 74.8 mm 71.5 mm Xiaomi MI 10 has greater width than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Depth 8.96 mm 7.4 mm Apple iPhone 12 Pro is narrower than Xiaomi MI 10.
Weight 208 g 187 g Apple iPhone 12 Pro is lighter than Xiaomi MI 10.
Body Colour Twilight grey Graphite | Silver | Gold | Pacific blue
Body Material - Surgical‑grade stainless steel, textured matt glass
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 12 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP68
Repairability Index - 6.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.34 W/kg (limb), 0.69 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED Super Retina XDR Display
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.67" 6.1" Xiaomi MI 10 has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2532 x 1170 pixels Apple iPhone 12 Pro has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 10.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density - 460 ppi
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 -
Max Brightness 1200 cd/m² 800 cd/m² Xiaomi MI 10 has better display brightness than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Contrast Ratio 5000000:1 2000000:1 Xiaomi MI 10 has better display contrast ratio than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz -
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display, True Colour, 180Hz sampling rate True Tone display, Wide colour display (P3), Haptic touch, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), 1200 nits max brightness (HDR)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Ceramic Shield
PROCESSOR Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Apple A14 Bionic
Clock Speed 2.84 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 6-core Xiaomi MI 10 has higher processor core quantity than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Xiaomi MI 10 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 650 -
MEMORY Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
RAM LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface UFS 3.0 -
CAMERA Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 108 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 10 has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Sensor Size 1/1.33" -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.69 F/1.6 Apple iPhone 12 Pro has better lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 10.
Lens Construction 7-element 7-element
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Dual OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 26 mm
Optical Zoom - 4x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono
HDR Mode - Smart HDR 3
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, AI Beautify, Photo timer, Custom watermark, AI smart slimming, Levelling, Movie frame, Macro slow-motion video, Portrait video, Rear video beautify, Colour focus Burst mode, Panorama, night mode, low-light shots, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Time Lapse (Night mode), Apple ProRAW
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition Face recognition Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED flash True Tone LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 30fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AI scene detection, AI studio lighting, Portrait mode background blur adjustment, Ultra wide-angle edge distortion correction, Group photo face correction, Portrait mode background blurring, AI Quad camera, AI high-resolution photos, AI light trails, Rear Short video smart slimming, ShootSteady video, AI pixel-level optimisation, AE/AF Lock, Focus Peaking Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, geotagging, Stereo Recording, Continuous autofocus video, 8MP still photos recording 4K video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Slow Sync, Advanced red-eye correction, Optical image stabilization for video, HEIF image capture, Audio zoom, 100% Focus Pixels, QuickTake video, Extended dynamic range for video at 60 fps, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 60 fps, Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection, Digital zoom up to 6x for video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 10 has better second camera resolution than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) 120 degree(s) Xiaomi MI 10 has larger second camera lens field of view than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 13 mm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 5-piece lens, Lens correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Apple iPhone 12 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Xiaomi MI 10.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.0 Apple iPhone 12 Pro has better third camera lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 10.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Apple iPhone 12 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 52 mm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 6-piece lens, Focus Pixels
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Pixel Size (4th Camera) 1.75 μm -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Macro camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 10 has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Special Effects (Front) HDR Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono
HDR Mode (Front) - Smart HDR 3
Camera Modes (Front) Selfie panorama, AI Beautify, AI makeup Burst mode, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Time Lapse (Night mode), Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Apple iPhone 12 Pro has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps
Camera Features (Front) Self-timer, AI portrait mode, AI scene detection, AI studio lighting, Eye light, AI feature adjustment, Palm shutter Auto image stabilisation, Animoji, Memoji, TrueDepth camera, Cinematic video stabilisation, Extended dynamic range for video at 30 fps, QuickTake video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Lens correction, Deep Fusion, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4780 mAh -
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+, Power Delivery 3.0 Apple fast charging technology, Apple MagSafe wireless charging Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Run Time Details - Playback (video): up to 17 hrs
Playback (streamed video): up to 11 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 65 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System - iOS 14
User Interface MIUI 11 -
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology Google Pay Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi, Gigabit LTE, LAA, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 5, Band 8, Band 10, Band 25
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 850, 900, 1700 EAWS, 1900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n3, n7, n28, n77, n78 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) - Yes Apple iPhone 12 Pro has UWB wireless technology.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, LDAC, AWB, LHDC, LLAC Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2, HEIF
Sound Enhancements Hi-Res audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, In-screen ambient light sensor, flicker sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer, LiDAR scanner
Security Devices - Face recognition
Security Technology - Face ID
Additional Phone Features MU-MIMO technology, linear motor, Qualcomm AI Engine, AIE: 5th generation, VC Liquid Cooling AirDrop function, Audio zoom function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, QuickType keyboard, Night Shift, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Raise to wake, Next-generation Neural Engine, Express Transit cards with power reserve, 4K HDR AirPlay Mirroring, FaceTime HD (1080p), RTT/TTY compatible
OTHERS Xiaomi MI 10 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Included Accessories Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, Type-C to audio converter, 30W fast charger Lightning to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification, TUV Rheinland Certified Safe Fast-Charge System 3.0 IEC 60529 IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 6 m
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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