Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Xiaomi 15 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449	12GB/256GB - €999 12GB/512GB - €1100

Design

Dimensions
6.42 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 163.0 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm (~12.25 mm with camera bump)	6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 152.3 x 71.2 x 8.08 mm
Weight
8.01 oz / 227.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 92.35% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 90.03% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3200 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2670x1200px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Dolby Vision

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Bright Max (20% APL)
2088 (Excellent)	3175 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.93 (Excellent)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x4.05GHz 4x2.42G​Hz	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3331	3053
GeekBench 6 Multi
8106	9261
3D Mark High
4567	6220
3D Mark Low
3009	4475

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Battery

Type
4685 mAh, Li - Ion	5240 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 30min

Browsing

22h 39min

Video

10h 24min

Gaming

12h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

9h 49min

Gaming

11h 38min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX903 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX972 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: Yes Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX913 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: Yes Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

154

Overall

158

Photo

150

Video

146

Overall

153

Photo

138

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8684A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

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