Apple Iphone 12 mini vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - China; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - global, China, Hong Kong; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - Canada, Japan

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - global

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

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LTE-A speed

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LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) / Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

131.5 mm

154.9 mm
Width

64.2 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

7.4 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

135 g

177 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Red, White

Black

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.4 inches

6.21 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2248 pixels
Pixel density

476 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

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Yes
Display features

HDR10, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Dolby Vision, Wide color gamut, True-tone

HDR10 display

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.4 µm, 1/2.55" , 2x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/3.6"

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.4" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

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dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

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4-axis OIS
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

132

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DxOMark zoom

41

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DxOMark video

112

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DxOMark camera score

122

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Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

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aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

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SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

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MMS
Messaging Email

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Email
Messaging IM

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IM
Messaging Push Email

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Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, proximity

Face ID, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity