Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4250mAh vs 3969mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
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 AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
790 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)373 Hz245 Hz
Response time3.4 ms4.9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 642 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 512 256
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
1591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
4159
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10221591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29694159
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
961856
CPU202078250964
GPU137716311308
Memory106890132206
UX137837267378
NanoReview Score584521961856
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
7462
Max Surface Temp.36.5 °C44.9 °C
Stability98 %79 %
Graphics Test14 fps44 fps
Graphics Score24737462
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score11945n/a
Web score7477n/a
Video editing5930n/a
Data manipulation8591n/a
NanoReview Score9976n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 14.8 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4250 mAh 3969 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:04 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
23:30
Web Browsing07:37 h08:51 h
Video Playback13:17 h14:18 h
Games04:48 h05:41 h
Standby Mode100 h117 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.971/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/41/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
126
Video quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
124
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a76
Zoomn/a88

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
115
Video quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
134

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
85.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 320 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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