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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 12 | -- |
| -- | 2018-09-21 |
| -- | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 524 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.64 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is slightly better than the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, getting an 84.5 score against 81. The iPhone XS Max features a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with just a bit better screen than iPhone XS Max, because it has a quite bigger display, a lot brighter display, a slightly higher 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a really longer battery performance than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 51% more battery size. Xiaomi 12S Ultra shoots a lot better videos and photos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much better resolution back camera, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs and a way better 7680x4320 video quality.
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