Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
94 out 100
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Xiaomi 15
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2024 with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4685mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 16 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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 15
vs
iPhone 16 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 92.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
1813 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
92.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A18 Pro
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2289 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
3564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
8880
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29343564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87628880
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2450733019
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
1813449
CPU584725465726
GPU1142381721738
Memory519406250875
UX373632375110
NanoReview Score26201441813449
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score22508n/a
Web score18826n/a
Video editing8060n/a
Data manipulation14605n/a
NanoReview Score18292n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 21 GB 18 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4685 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
35:01
Web Browsing13:20 h14:34 h
Video Playback19:22 h22:01 h
Games07:10 h07:12 h
Standby Mode150 h163 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x 142
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.311/1.28
Pixel size1.2 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.8
Focal length60 mm120 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX913
Sensor size1/2.761/3.06
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX972
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
159
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Bokeh7580
Preview8793
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/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 15
91.3 dB
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
92.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
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 90 W No

Note

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:

The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.

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

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