Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 521ppi
- Lighter design: 225g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 4860mAh vs 4352mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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 | 6.73 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 521 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 186 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.17 mm (6.42 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 74.92 mm (2.95 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 9.06 mm (0.36 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3190 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2) |
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1458 | 2266 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3970 | 5459 |
| CPU | 331276 | 327704 |
| GPU | 485862 | 434683 |
| Memory | 182917 | 248498 |
| UX | 234174 | 315845 |
| NanoReview Score | 1234229 | 1326730 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 49.2 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 70 % | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | 56 fps |
| Graphics Score | 9860 | 9444 |
| Writing score | 15792 | n/a |
| Web score | 11773 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7444 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9984 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13365 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 32 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 13 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4860 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:50 h | 1:46 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:46 h | 11:16 h |
| Video Playback | 13:01 h | 17:03 h |
| Games | 05:25 h | 06:41 h |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | 136 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 3840 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 128 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth: 0.3 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 |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX989 | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1 | 1/1.66 |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 1.9 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | 75 |
| Preview | 63 | 81 |
| Zoom | 136 | 119 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32C | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (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 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 | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2022 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2022 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 890 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 67 W | n/a |
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