Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 16e and Xiaomi 14 Ultra - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 16e vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra

77 out 100
Apple iPhone 16e
VS
87 out 100
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Apple iPhone 16e
Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 16e
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 219.8g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4005mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 16e and Xiaomi 14 Ultra
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:
Apple iPhone 16e
vs
Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 457 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 89.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 16e
804 nits
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
1269 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 219.8 g (7.75 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 16e
87.1 %
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 16e and Xiaomi 14 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A18 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 4040 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A18 GPU Adreno 750
GPU Cores 640 1536
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1907 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 16e
3281
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 16e
8035
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
7058
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)32812197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)80357058
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2404116435
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 16e], [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 16e
1405699
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2019519
CPU366516436541
GPU460423840663
Memory225901431435
UX352859328880
NanoReview Score14056992019519
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
15437
Max Surface Temp.n/a47.7 °C
Stabilityn/a86 %
Graphics Testn/a92 fps
Graphics Scoren/a15437
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
16417
Writing scoren/a19642
Web scoren/a14876
Video editingn/a7929
Data manipulationn/a15903
NanoReview Scoren/a16417

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 31 GB
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4005 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power n/a 90 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 0:34 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 16e
23:16
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
22:08
Web Browsing09:21 h09:23 h
Video Playback12:57 h12:26 h
Games04:57 h04:35 h
Standby Mode119 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX972Sony LYT-900
Sensor size1/2.551/1.0
Pixel size0.7 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.8
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.8
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
144
Video quality
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
150
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
149
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a83
Zoomn/a160
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.14
Pixel size 1 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B48/B53/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
90.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr February, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr February, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1499
MSRP ($) 599 n/a
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 90 W

Note

Apple iPhone 16e:

The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra:

The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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