Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, getting a score of 85.3 against 76.7. The iPhone 11 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x OS, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 comes with Android 11 OS. The iPhone 11 Pro Max design is just a little thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but it's heavier and was released just 21 months before.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a quite superior hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a little bit bigger display, a quite better 1242 x 2688 resolution and a quite higher number of pixels per inch of screen.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 shoots slightly better photos and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a way better resolution camera in the back and a lot bigger camera sensor which provides a lot higher image and video quality.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's battery lifetime is just as good as Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's battery performance, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3969mAh.
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