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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 403 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 855 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 9, getting a 93.2 score against 83.2. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max body is newer and a little bit thinner, but heavier than Xiaomi Mi 9. IPhone 12 Pro Max features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a quite bigger screen, a way brighter display, a little bit more pixels per display inch and a better 1284 x 2778 resolution.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has lesser cpu cores (but faster), and they both have a 6 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a lot better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a way more MP back facing camera.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and Xiaomi Mi 9 count with very similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have the same internal storage capacity. The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 3687mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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