Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is better than Xiaomi Mi 8, getting a general score of 93.2 against 83.3. IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with Android 10 OS. The iPhone 12 Pro Max body is incredibly newer and a bit thinner, but also way heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 8. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a better resolution of 1284 x 2778, a lot brighter display and a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 6 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a bit superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 3687mAh battery size. IPhone 12 Pro Max has just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have a 12 mega pixels back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a bigger aperture.
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