Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a general score of 85.3, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9's 83.2 overall score. Although it's the best we compare here, the iPhone 11 Pro Max is an a little thicker and incredibly heavier phone than the Xiaomi Mi 9. The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a quite better resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels, a little higher pixel quantity per inch of display, a brighter display and a little bit larger display.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. IPhone 11 Pro Max has a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 2 less and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with improved battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 3969mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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