Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14T Pro and Apple iPhone 16 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14T Pro vs Apple iPhone 16

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14T Pro
VS
86 out 100
Apple iPhone 16
Xiaomi 14T Pro
Apple iPhone 16

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Apple iPhone 16, Manufactured in September, 2024with chipsetApple A18. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3561mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 170g vs 209g
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14T Pro and Apple iPhone 16
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:
Xiaomi 14T Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 16

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14T Pro
1218 nits
Apple iPhone 16
1719 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14T Pro], [Apple iPhone 16]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.4 mm (6.31 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T Pro
89.1 %
Apple iPhone 16
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14T Pro and Apple iPhone 16 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus Apple A18
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Apple A18 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 1907 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T Pro
2155
Apple iPhone 16
3283
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T Pro
7116
Apple iPhone 16
8094
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21553283
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71168094
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1397228055
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14T Pro], [Apple iPhone 16]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14T Pro
2054773
Apple iPhone 16
1580390
CPU501362439113
GPU887075611111
Memory369880181791
UX296456348375
NanoReview Score20547731580390
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 16]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 50 GB 16 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3561 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 15 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14T Pro
22:36
Apple iPhone 16
29:45
Web Browsing10:46 h13:44 h
Video Playback14:07 h18:09 h
Games05:33 h05:56 h
Standby Mode92 h130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x 116
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorLight Fusion 900n/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length50 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13Bn/a
Sensor size1/3n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T Pro
129
Apple iPhone 16
149
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T Pro
138
Apple iPhone 16
154
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14T Pro
135
Apple iPhone 16
147
Bokeh5580
Preview6784
Zoom144n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14T Pro], [Apple iPhone 16]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 25 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL KD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/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/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)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)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14T Pro
92.1 dB
Apple iPhone 16
90.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 697 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Apple iPhone 16:

The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.

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

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