Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.55 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | 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 an overall score of 85.3, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's 79 score. IPhone 11 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with Android 11 operating system. The iPhone 11 Pro Max body is a little bit thinner but a little bit heavier than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and both were released only 7 months apart.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features a more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a brighter display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a little higher screen density.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also counts with a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much larger back camera sensor.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with improved battery performance than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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