Xiaomi 11T vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11T Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11T
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 203g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3687mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11T and Apple iPhone 12 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11T
797 nits
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
864 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz238 Hz
Response time2.8 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11T
85.1 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11T and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1200 Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 576 256
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11T
1076
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11T
3051
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
5114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10761976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30515114
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11T
752077
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1139529
CPU204691309114
GPU224020346277
Memory138080174323
UX185285309815
NanoReview Score7520771139529
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11T
4520
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
7880
Max Surface Temp.40 °C45 °C
Stability81 %75 %
Graphics Test27 fps47 fps
Graphics Score45207880
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11T
10700
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score14316n/a
Web score6564n/a
Video editing5706n/a
Data manipulation10100n/a
NanoReview Score10700n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 26 GB 16 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3687 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11T
22:44
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
22:52
Web Browsing08:33 h08:35 h
Video Playback14:58 h13:38 h
Games05:23 h05:29 h
Standby Mode108 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.521/1.9
Pixel size0.7 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a65 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX613
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/4.01/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T
96
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T
106
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
130
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 11T
93
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a80
Zoomn/a115

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A10 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T
110
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
127
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T
124
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- 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 SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 11T
88.6 dB
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
81.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr November, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 1100
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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