Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
- Lighter design: 158g vs 249g
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5567mAh vs 4250mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 12/2048 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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.55 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 402 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 373 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3.4 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 158 g (5.57 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Pink |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Burgundy |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 4930 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)) |
4/2.64 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 770 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 512 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 550 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 844 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1022 | 4725 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2969 | 12575 |
| CPU | 202078 | 882877 |
| GPU | 137716 | 1051925 |
| Memory | 106890 | 262172 |
| UX | 137837 | 738492 |
| NanoReview Score | 584521 | 2935466 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 36.5 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 98 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2473 | n/a |
| Writing score | 11945 | n/a |
| Web score | 7477 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5930 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8591 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 9976 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 27 |
| OS Size | 14.8 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4250 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:04 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:37 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:17 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:48 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9248x6936 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 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: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GW3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 100 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5184x3888 pixels | 4896x3672 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | 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 | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| 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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2021 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 320 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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