Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G, 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

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 3687mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Apple iPhone 12 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 450 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
725 nits
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
864 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)490 Hz238 Hz
Response time2.6 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gold
- Gray
- Blue
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
85.6 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 688 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 618 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 810 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
724
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1882
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
5114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7241976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18825114
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
398090
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1139529
CPU129013309114
GPU79050346277
Memory74517174323
UX115510309815
NanoReview Score3980901139529
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1116
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
7880
Max Surface Temp.42 °C45 °C
Stability99 %75 %
Graphics Test6 fps47 fps
Graphics Score11167880
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
8594
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score10163n/a
Web score6959n/a
Video editing6464n/a
Data manipulation7424n/a
NanoReview Score8594n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 13 GB 16 GB
UI Skin MIUI 14 n/a

Battery

Volume 5020 mAh 3687 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 1:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
18:19
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
22:52
Web Browsing07:44 h08:35 h
Video Playback13:08 h13:38 h
Games05:07 h05:29 h
Standby Mode73 h116 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.521/1.9
Pixel size0.7 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a65 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX613
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/2.81/3.4
Pixel size1.14 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
111
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
95
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
130
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
106
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a80
Zoomn/a115

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
127
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, 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
- 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 BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)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 category1518
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
89.3 dB
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
81.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr November, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 220 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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