Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| 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 (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 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 5.04 |
| 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 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a score of 93.2, which is better than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's overall score of 81.4. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a much heavier cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, but both of them are equally thin.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has less cpu cores (although faster), and they both have a 6 GB RAM, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bit CPU. IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a little bit larger screen, much more brightness, a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1284 x 2778px.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the iPhone 12 Pro Max one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 3687mAh battery size. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE shoots much clearer photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a smaller aperture which is not good for taking pictures and video in low-light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
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