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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x |
| 2021-05-27 | 2021-09-24 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4352mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max is a lot better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, getting a overall score of 93.2 against 76.7. The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 operating system. Although Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 were released with only a couple of months difference, the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max design is a lot heavier but a little bit thinner.
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max has a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a quite bigger display, a higher resolution of 1284 x 2778px and a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. IPhone 13 Pro Max features a better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, because although it has slower video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a much better 48 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max features a little bit more memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity. IPhone 13 Pro Max counts with a little better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 4352mAh battery size.
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