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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-05-20 |
| -- | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 7.02 ounces |
| -- | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Glass and Titanium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| -- | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 396 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is slightly better than the iPhone 16 Pro Max, having a general score of 76.6 against 74.7. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 works with Android 10 operating system, while iPhone 16 Pro Max works with iOS operating system. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a really superior hardware performance than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with more processing cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a way better screen than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has a quite smaller display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures a little bit better videos and photos than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, they both have the same resolution back facing camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max counts with a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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