Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs Apple iPhone 11
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G) that was released on September 7, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 12 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 2050 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 3110 mAh
- Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 21% higher pixel density (395 vs 326 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 5.6% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- 82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (636K versus 349K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Supports wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Xiaomi
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 79% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 2358 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 35.4 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | - | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.66 GHz: Lightning |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~435 GFLOPS | ~736 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 103209 | 166647 |
| GPU | 94150 | 257833 |
| Memory | 56279 | 92114 |
| UX | 95442 | 118385 |
| Total score | 349164 | 636831 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.6 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1104 | 7549 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6873 | - |
| Video editing | 6152 | - |
| Photo editing | 16749 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7567 | - |
| Writing score | 9611 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.4) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | - |
| OS size | 20.5 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Charge power | 33 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 (55% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:40 hr | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | 13:01 hr | 15:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:31 hr | 05:09 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Phone Battery Life Ranking (107th and 119th place)
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 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 | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1 micron |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5963 x 3354 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 15 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2020 | September 2019 |
| Release date | September 2020 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.558 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.986 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 |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 11. But if the display, battery life, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC.
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