Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2024with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh 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
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1200 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 92.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
1132 nits
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
1813 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.33 mm (6.39 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
88.9 %
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
92.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra Apple A18 Pro
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 2289 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
1031
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
3564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
2919
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
8880
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10313564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29198880
Geekbench Compute (GPU)249133019
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
666422
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
1813449
CPU204016465726
GPU143895721738
Memory152177250875
UX166334375110
NanoReview Score6664221813449
3DMark Wild Life
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
12957
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score16686n/a
Web score12158n/a
Video editing6331n/a
Data manipulation11907n/a
NanoReview Score12957n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 29 GB 18 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 4685 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:04 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
22:55
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
35:01
Web Browsing10:13 h14:34 h
Video Playback12:52 h22:01 h
Games05:32 h07:12 h
Standby Mode107 h163 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 142
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.65f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.41/1.28
Pixel size0.56 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX913
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX972
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
159
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a93

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 25 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No 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 6 (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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE 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 No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/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 Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
91.5 dB
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
92.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 n/a
MSRP ($) 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 45 W No

Note

Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G:

The purple model is thicker at 8.55.

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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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