Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max or Xiaomi 12S Ultra Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max | Xiaomi 12S Ultra | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+1) | |
| Release date | 2022, September 07 | 2022, July 04 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.7 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.06 in | 163.2 x 75 x 9.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 2.95 in | |
| Weight | 240 g | 8.47 oz | 225 g | 7.94 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), eco leather back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple | Black, Dark Green | |
| Battery | 4323 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4800 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 1499 EUR | 950 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED | LTPO2 AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 1B | |
| Screen size | 6.7" in | 6.73" in | |
| Screen area | 110.2 cm2 | 108.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 88.3% | 89.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1290 x 2796 px | 1440 x 3200 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 460 PPI | 522 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield glass | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10 -Dolby Vision -1000 nits (typ) -2000 nits (HBM) -Always-On display |
- 120Hz -Dolby Vision -HDR10+ -1000 nits (HBM) -1500 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
-50.3 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1.0", 1.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -48 MP, f/4.1, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 128˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, Dual-Pixel PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), stereo sound rec. | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@3840fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K, 1080p) | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 146 | 138 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 143 | 144 | |
| DxOMark Video | 149 | 113 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
32 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 0.7µm | |
| Functions | HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps) | HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | Yes | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 145 | 114 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 139 | 103 | |
| DxOMark Video | 154 | 132 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 16 | Android 12, MIUI 13 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) | - Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | Adreno 730 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1442590 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 376051 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 470781 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 268247 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 376051 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 973003 | 1107976 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2544 | 1460 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 6464 | 3976 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 4370 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 6532 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 22383 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1872 | 1332 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 5349 | 4382 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Tuned by Harman Kardon |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, color spectrum, barometer, proximity , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support -Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving) - Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised) -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W -Qi wireless charging 7.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 41 min -Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 52 min -Reverse wireless charging 10W -Quick Charge 4 -Power Delivery 3.0 - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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