Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Xiaomi 15 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 27, 2025
Expected Announcement
September2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€1500

Design

Dimensions
	6.35 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 161.3 x 75.3 x 9.4 mm (~10.7 mm with camera bump)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Silver Chrome, Green

Display

Size
6.9-inch	6.7-inch, 90.18% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Dolby Vision, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Yes	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB/256GB	16GB (LPDDR5X)/512GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	6000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 35.0W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 33min

Browsing

16h 39min

Video

10h 11min

Gaming

13h 29min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)	50 MP (Autofocus, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1" Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide)	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.2x Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 75 mm Sensor size: 1/2.51" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Fourth camera
	200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.3x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Fifth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (1920 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

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
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,tri-band 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, 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, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
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
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n34, n38, n39, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Specs	Xiaomi 15 Ultra Specs
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