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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 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 855 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 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
IPhone XS Max has a score of 84.5, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9's overall score of 83.2. The iPhone XS Max is a somewhat heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 9, but they are equally thin. IPhone XS Max features a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has 2 less and slower cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
IPhone XS Max has a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a little bit larger display, a quite higher pixel density, a little brighter screen and a little bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688. Xiaomi Mi 9 features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a superior camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way better quality photographs and a way more MP back-facing camera.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features a bit longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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