Apple iPhone XS Max vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Mar 29, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1099

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm	6.47 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.38 mm
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	8.25 oz / 234.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Ceramic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray	Ceramic White, Ceramic Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.29% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 91.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 625 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1700 nits
Resolution
2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 515 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
	1.1 inches, 294 x124 px, AMOLED, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3179 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 67.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 33min

Video

5h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 58min

Browsing

8h 58min

Video

8h 7min

Gaming

8h 20min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.12″ Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Third camera
	48 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F4.1 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
Quad LED	Tricolor LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (1920 fps), 720p (1920 fps)
Front
7 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, GNSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, Infrared

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3219A	Date approved: Mar 31, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AFZZK1G
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg	Head: 0.84 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

with 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1200

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249

with 16GB RAM

Memory	16GB