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Xiaomi Mi 10 vs Apple iPhone XS

55 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 10
VS
49 out of 100
Apple iPhone XS
Xiaomi Mi 10
Apple iPhone XS

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Mi 10 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on February 13, 2020, against the Apple iPhone XS, which is powered by Apple A12 Bionic and came out 1 year and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 10
  • Comes with 2122 mAh larger battery capacity: 4780 vs 2658 mAh
  • Has a 0.87 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Shows 29% longer battery life (20:47 vs 16:06 hours)
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (854 against 638 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (940K versus 756K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Thinner bezels – 8.7% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone XS
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • 19% higher pixel density (458 vs 386 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 31 grams less
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1306 and 1178 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 10 and Apple iPhone XS crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Mi 10
60*
iPhone XS
51*
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Mi 10
55*
iPhone XS
49*
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
19.5
(Bad)
Value Index
99.9
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mi 10
vs
iPhone XS

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1125 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 386 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz 120 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 81.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% 98.8%
PWM 362 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 3 ms 4.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Mi 10
6.67″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
iPhone XS
5.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 12.8 in2
~32% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 10 +34%
854 nits
iPhone XS
638 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) 143.6 mm (5.65 inches)
Width 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) 70.9 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green Silver, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 10 +11%
89.8%
iPhone XS
81.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 10 and Apple iPhone XS
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Apple A12 Bionic
Max clock 2840 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)		 - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest
- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Apple A12 Bionic GPU
GPU shading units 768 256
GPU clock 587 MHz 1125 MHz
FLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS ~576 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 10 and Apple iPhone XS
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 10
1178
iPhone XS +11%
1306
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 10 +22%
3386
iPhone XS
2770
Compute Score (GPU)
Mi 10
3009
iPhone XS
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 3009 -
Single-core score 1178 1306
Multi-core score 3386 2770
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 10 +24%
940334
iPhone XS
756483
CPU 373349 229658
GPU 165760 -
Memory 170748 141831
UX 230477 384994
Total score 940334 756483
Samples [3 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 10
1106
iPhone XS +31%
1446
Stability 99% 61%
Graphics test 6 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1106 1446
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 10
11689
iPhone XS
n/a
Web score 9400 -
Video editing 6655 -
Photo editing 28254 -
Data manipulation 9119 -
Writing score 13664 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Mi 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
📘 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu 11973656
📘 2026-09-09 (itslow)AnTuTu 121029317
📘 2025-11-26 (Tonyo)AnTuTu 11927395
📘 2025-10-29 (Bebra0017)AnTuTu 11940334
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Apple iPhone XS
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-31 (Дима)AnTuTu 11644981
📘 2026-06-27 -> USAball386Geekbench 6 GPU7868
📘 2026-06-27 -> USAball386Geekbench 6 CPU1306 / 2770
📘 2026-05-12 -> GiahuyAnTuTu 11756483
📘 2026-02-05 (tomoclaude)AnTuTu 11655571
Add View all (7)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 3.0 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.7)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 -
OS size 19 GB 11.8 GB

Battery

Capacity 4780 mAh 2658 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (30 W) Yes, Qi (10 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 2:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:05 hr 05:44 hr
Watching video 13:49 hr 09:44 hr
Gaming 05:13 hr 03:54 hr
Standby 95 hr 84 hr
General battery life
Mi 10 +29%
20:47 hr
iPhone XS
16:06 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung Bright S5KHMX Apple iSight X
Sensor size 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 52 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX350 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 7 megapixels
Image resolution - 3088 x 2316
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 0.9 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 22 16
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 10
83.5 dB
iPhone XS +5%
87.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2020 September 2018
Release date June 2020 September 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $800 $1000
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - Apple iPhone 17 Pro
SAR (head) 0.69 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Mi 10 is definitely a better buy.

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38 (70.4%)
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Total votes: 54

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