Xiaomi Mi Note 10 vs Apple iPhone XS Max Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi Note 10

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Apple iPhone XS Max

Apple iPhone XS Max

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Xiaomi Mi Note 10 or Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Apple iPhone XS Max
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Release date 2019, November 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.8 x 74.2 x 9.7 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 2.92 in 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in
Weight 208 g | 7.34 oz 208 g | 7.34 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Aurora Green, Glacier White, Midnight Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Battery 5260 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3174 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.47" in 6.5" in
Screen area 102.8 cm2 102.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.8% 84.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1242 x 2688 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 398 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 600 nits max brightness
-DCI-P3
-HDR10
-Always-on display
- Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 108 MP, Five 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -108 MP (7P lens), f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.33'', 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, 2x optical zoom
-5 MP (upscaled to 8MP), f/2.0, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
-20 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, Laser AF
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 121 106
DxOMark Photo 130 110
DxOMark Video 102 96
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 11 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Adreno 618 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676031
Antutu 10 CPU 184996
Antutu 10 GPU 176588
Antutu 10 Mem 142942
Antutu 10 UX 184996
Antutu 8 Total 264576 431328
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 678 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1682 2594
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1085
GeekBench 6 Metal 8105
GeekBench 5 Single Core 532 1111
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1688 2477
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4208
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10588

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2101 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1921 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2104
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-24-bit/192kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 30W (58% in 30 min., 100% in 65 min.)
-USB Power Delivery

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- For Global market

- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)

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