Poco C3 vs Xiaomi 12S

Poco C3
Poco
C3
Xiaomi 12S
Xiaomi
12S

At a glance

Brand
POCO
Xiaomi
Release date
October 2020, 5 years 8 months ago
July 2022, 3 years 11 months ago
AnTuTu
110.490 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 5% of devices
1.412.647 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 88% of devices

Display

Size
6.53"
6.28"
Resolution
720 x 1600 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED Samsung
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
418 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Peak brightness - 1100 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 12 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Mediatek Helio G35
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1
CPU
8x Cortex A53 2.3 GHz
1x3.2 GHz Cortex X2 +3x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8320 680MHz
Qualcomm Adreno 730 875 MHz
RAM
3 GB
8 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.9
Pixel size
1.00 µm
1.22 µm
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 1920 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Flicker sensor, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor
Sony IMX707
Sensor size
1/1.28"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.5
Pixel size
1.12 µm
0.70 µm
Sensor
Omnivision OV32B

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
4500 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 67.0W
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
50W Fast wireless charging, 10W Reverse charging

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
128 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No

Body

Dimensions
77.1 mm 164.9 mm 9.0 mm Print 3D Model
69.9 mm 152.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
194 g
182 g
Materials
Plastic , P2i Nano coating
Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black Blue
Black White Green Purple Ish
Usable surface
81 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q MIUI V12 (Android 10)
Android 12 Snow Cone MIUI V13 (Android 12)
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without Google Mobile services
Updates
OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, Beidou
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
USB
USB Type-C

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500)
3G
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones

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