Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3969mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • Lighter design: 226g vs 234g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Apple iPhone 11 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 900 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
790 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz245 Hz
Response time2.8 ms4.9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Ceramic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
1591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
4159
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14631591
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39114159
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
961856
CPU246800250964
GPU260294311308
Memory182528132206
UX233954267378
NanoReview Score923576961856
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
7462
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °C44.9 °C
Stability91 %79 %
Graphics Test31 fps44 fps
Graphics Score52857462
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score14672n/a
Web score11015n/a
Video editing7568n/a
Data manipulation9531n/a
NanoReview Score12250n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 31 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3969 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
23:30
Web Browsing06:28 h08:51 h
Video Playback11:22 h14:18 h
Games04:38 h05:41 h
Standby Mode90 h117 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad 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 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.121/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/4.1f/2.0
Focal length120 mm52 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/3.4
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/3.4
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
126
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
124
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
122
Bokeh7565
Preview7276
Zoom14288

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
115
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
134

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 Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- 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 BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2418
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
85.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 1099
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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