Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2024	Dec 18, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 8GB/512GB - $1399 8GB/1TB - $1599	6GB/128GB - €210

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)	6.46 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches 164 x 75.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
8.01 oz / 227.0 g	6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical 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	Black, Forest Green, Glacier Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 92.35% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.59% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 3200 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2088 (Excellent)	3182 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.93 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)	Mediatek Helio G100 Ultra (6 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x4.05GHz 4x2.42G​Hz	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iOS (18.x)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3331	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
8106	1974
3D Mark High
4567	345
3D Mark Low
3009	342

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Battery

Type
4685 mAh, Li - Ion	6000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 33.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 30min

Browsing

22h 39min

Video

10h 24min

Gaming

12h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 2min

Browsing

19h 2min

Video

11h 53min

Gaming

9h 53min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single 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	108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.67" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
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
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
Flash
Dual LED	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	1080p (30 fps) HDR
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	20 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

154

Overall

158

Photo

150

Video

97

Overall

111

Photo

84

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	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 International version - 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
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 International version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 International version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
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

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