Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 204g vs 218g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.83in
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 3095mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1280x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2256 | 2733 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5416 | 8690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21093 |
| CPU | 309276 | 832309 |
| GPU | 430651 | 966427 |
| Memory | 274739 | 454998 |
| UX | 308033 | 576294 |
| NanoReview Score | 1322699 | 2830028 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.4 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 79 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 56 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9486 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 15.2 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3095 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 23 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:38 h | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:39 h | 18:13 h |
| Video Playback | 15:16 h | 30:00 h |
| Games | 05:20 h | 11:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 107 h | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 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 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX703 | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.66 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 1.9 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 77 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX772 | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 81 | n/a |
| Zoom | 119 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM B3/B5/B8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA 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/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 429 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
