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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Xiaomi 12 Pro

84 out 100
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
VS
70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Xiaomi 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Xiaomi 12 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4323mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Xiaomi 12 Pro
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
Smartphones:
iPhone 14 Pro Max
vs
Xiaomi 12 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1290x2796 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1000 nits 970 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1756 nits
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz367 Hz
Response time1 ms5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max], [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.7 mm (6.33 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 in) 8.66 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 240 g (8.47 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
88.3 %
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Xiaomi 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 730
GPU Cores 640 1024
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
2518
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
6362
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25181674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63624029
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max], [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1464502
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
CPU310783314669
GPU514249437869
Memory234912204120
UX404558237360
NanoReview Score14645021194018
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
9848
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Max Surface Temp.46 °C41.2 °C
Stability82 %67 %
Graphics Test58 fps55 fps
Graphics Score98489299
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max], [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Writing scoren/a13132
Web scoren/a10845
Video editingn/a7440
Data manipulationn/a9341
NanoReview Scoren/a11762

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26.5 GB
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4323 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full Charge Time 1:52 h 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
30:06
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Web Browsing11:49 h06:40 h
Video Playback18:59 h10:08 h
Games06:50 h04:44 h
Standby Mode144 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX803Sony IMX707
Sensor size1/1.281/1.28
Pixel size1.22 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/1.9
Focal length77 mm48 mm
SensorSony IMX713Samsung JN1
Sensor size1/3.51/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX633Samsung JN1
Sensor size1/2.551/2.76
Pixel size1.4 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
143
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
149
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Bokeh8070
Preview9170
Zoom139102
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max], [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.5
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 OmniVision OV32b40
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.14
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 14 Pro Max
139
Xiaomi 12 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
154
Xiaomi 12 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE 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 Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category2020
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 14 Pro Max
89 dB
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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