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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max has a general score of 84.5, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8's 83.3 global score. IPhone XS Max is a somewhat heavier phone than Xiaomi Mi 8, but both have the same thickness. The iPhone XS Max features a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone XS Max features a bit better display than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a little bigger display, a little bit more brightness, a just a bit more pixels per screen inch and a quite better resolution of 1242 x 2688. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because it has 192 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3179mAh. Apple iPhone XS Max captures a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution, a 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a 0.39 inches camera sensor, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has higher video frame rate.
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