Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Poco F3

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Poco F3, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F3
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4520mAh vs 4352mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Xiaomi Poco F3
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1284x2778 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.7 % 85.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1049 nits
Xiaomi Poco F3
712 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)238 Hz490 Hz
Response time8.5 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.8 mm (6.33 in) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 240 g (8.47 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
87.7 %
Xiaomi Poco F3
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Xiaomi Poco F3 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 698
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Adreno 650
GPU Cores 640 768
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
2266
Xiaomi Poco F3
1358
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
5459
Xiaomi Poco F3
3706
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22661358
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54593706
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1326730
Xiaomi Poco F3
820339
CPU327704245223
GPU434683217556
Memory248498150549
UX315845207001
NanoReview Score1326730820339
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
9444
Xiaomi Poco F3
4305
Max Surface Temp.45.8 °C39.6 °C
Stability82 %90 %
Graphics Test56 fps25 fps
Graphics Score94444305
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F3
11024
Writing scoren/a14383
Web scoren/a7991
Video editingn/a6149
Data manipulationn/a8532
NanoReview Scoren/a11024

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 13 GB 21 GB
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4352 mAh 4520 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:46 h 0:56 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
28:08
Xiaomi Poco F3
19:59
Web Browsing11:16 h08:42 h
Video Playback17:03 h12:58 h
Games06:41 h05:31 h
Standby Mode136 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX703Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.661/2.0
Pixel size1.9 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX772Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/3.41/4.0
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
140
Xiaomi Poco F3
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
146
Xiaomi Poco F3
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
141
Xiaomi Poco F3
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom119n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.4
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
128
Xiaomi Poco F3
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
143
Xiaomi Poco F3
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzWCDMA 1,2,4,5,8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
80.2 dB
Xiaomi Poco F3
89.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 350
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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