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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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 is better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with an 85.3 score against 76.6. The iPhone 11 Pro Max has iOS 15.x OS, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10 OS. Although iPhone 11 Pro Max and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 were released with only a couple months difference, iPhone 11 Pro Max's design is just a little thinner but also somewhat heavier.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max features a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also has a little more pixels per screen inch and a slightly higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features a better processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a 64-bit processor. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with improved battery duration than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a 26% greater battery size.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same aperture and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
Although iPhone 11 Pro Max is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. So if you want that extra features, you can buy iPhone 11 Pro Max, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, resigning some specifications.
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