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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, getting an 84.5 score against 75.8. The iPhone XS Max construction is heavier but just a bit thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and they were released only 7 months apart. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a bit better pixels density, a higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a little bit larger display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro features a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 128 GB. Apple iPhone XS Max has a more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a much better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger camera aperture. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with better battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 26 percent more battery capacity.
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