Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Lighter design: 234g vs 249g
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher battery capacity: 5567mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 12/2048 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 | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 515 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 900 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 234 g (8.25 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Ceramic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Burgundy |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 4930 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)) |
4/2.64 () |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1463 | 4725 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3911 | 12575 |
| CPU | 246800 | 882877 |
| GPU | 260294 | 1051925 |
| Memory | 182528 | 262172 |
| UX | 233954 | 738492 |
| NanoReview Score | 923576 | 2935466 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 43.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 91 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 31 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5285 | n/a |
| 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 |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 27 |
| OS Size | 31 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (67 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (90% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:37 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:28 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 11:22 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:38 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 90 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8700x5800 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 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: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.1 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 142 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5380x3620 pixels | 4896x3672 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 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 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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| 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/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| 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 |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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