Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- 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
- Lighter design: 226g vs 234g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 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 | 6.81 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1284x2778 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 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 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 - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 3100 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)) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1463 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3911 | 5114 |
| CPU | 246800 | 309114 |
| GPU | 260294 | 346277 |
| Memory | 182528 | 174323 |
| UX | 233954 | 309815 |
| NanoReview Score | 923576 | 1139529 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 43.1 °C | 45 °C |
| Stability | 91 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 31 fps | 47 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5285 | 7880 |
| Writing score | 14672 | n/a |
| Web score | 11015 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7568 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9531 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12250 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 31 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 | Yes (67 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (90% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:37 h | 1:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:28 h | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | 11:22 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 04:38 h | 05:29 h |
| Standby Mode | 90 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8700x5800 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2.5x |
| 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 | 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 Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN2 | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX613 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | 70 |
| Preview | 72 | 80 |
| Zoom | 142 | 115 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5380x3620 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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, 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 - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - 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 | GSM850 900 1800 MHz | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| 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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 24 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
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