Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Lighter design: 227g vs 234g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4685mAh
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 8/256 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.81 in |
| Resolution | 1320x2868 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.3 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 510 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 in) | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 234 g (8.25 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Ceramic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Gold |
- White - Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3564 | 1463 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8880 | 3911 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 33019 | n/a |
| CPU | 465726 | 246800 |
| GPU | 721738 | 260294 |
| Memory | 250875 | 182528 |
| UX | 375110 | 233954 |
| NanoReview Score | 1813449 | 923576 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 43.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 91 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 31 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5285 |
| Writing score | n/a | 14672 |
| Web score | n/a | 11015 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7568 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9531 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12250 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 31 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4685 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 67 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (67 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes (90% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:57 h | 0:37 h |
| Web Browsing | 14:34 h | 06:28 h |
| Video Playback | 22:01 h | 11:22 h |
| Games | 07:12 h | 04:38 h |
| Standby Mode | 163 h | 90 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8700x5800 pixels |
| Zoom | 142 | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 1920 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 128 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Samsung GN2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.12 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/4.1 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX913 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | 75 |
| Preview | 93 | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 142 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 5380x3620 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Samsung S5K3T2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM850 900 1800 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19 |
| 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/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | April, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| MSRP ($) | 1199 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:
The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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