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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-11-23 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.42 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.24 |
| 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, with an 84.2 score against 77.2. The iPhone XS body is just a little thinner and just a little lighter than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, even when both were released with only a couple months difference. Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1125 x 2436 resolution, a just a little better pixels number in each screen inch and a little bit more brightness.
IPhone XS has a superior CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, because although it has less CPU cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. IPhone XS shoots clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 12 MP and a 0.39 inches sensor, the iPhone XS also has a much better (4K) video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro has a really longer battery duration than iPhone XS, because it has a 50% bigger battery size.
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