Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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
IPhone XS Max is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8, getting an 84.5 score against 83.3. The iPhone XS Max construction has the same thickness than Xiaomi Mi 8, but it is heavier. The iPhone XS Max features a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688, a little bigger screen, a bit better pixel quantity in each inch of display and a quite brighter display.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 256 GB internal storage. The iPhone XS Max counts with just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3400mAh battery size. The iPhone XS Max takes a bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have a same size camera sensor, the same camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the iPhone XS Max also has higher 60 fps video frame rates.
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