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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-03-06 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is much better than Xiaomi Mi 9, with a 93.2 score against 83.2. Although Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is notably heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 9, it's a little thinner and also newer. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a superior performance than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 6 GB of RAM, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a higher resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels, a bit better amount of pixels in each inch in the display, a little bit larger screen and much more brightness. Xiaomi Mi 9 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max have incredibly similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a little better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 3687mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Xiaomi Mi 9 takes greater pictures and videos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution.
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