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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 | 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 |
| 10.12 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 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 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 general score of 84.5, which is better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's score of 76.7. IPhone XS Max's design is just a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it is a little heavier and was released many years before. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a quite better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS Max features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a quite higher quantity of pixels in each screen inch, a little bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a bit larger display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 captures slightly better photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a camera in the back with way more mega pixels.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features superior battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3179mAh.
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