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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a little bit better than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, having a 93.2 score against 85.5. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a a lot newer and somewhat thinner phone than the Xiaomi Pocophone F1, but it's also much heavier. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a greater processing power than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has 2 GB less RAM and 2 less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a sharper screen than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because it has a much brighter screen, a just a little more pixels per display inch, a bit bigger display and a better 1284 x 2778px resolution. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, although it has a tinier camera aperture, they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Xiaomi Pocophone F1. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Xiaomi Pocophone F1, resigning some features and specifications.
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