Apple iPhone 17 Pro vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

Product
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
1,099 USD
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
1,099 USD

Price
1,099 USD
1,099 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
iPhone18,1, A3256, A3523, A3522, A3524
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3523 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3256 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3522 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3524
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3523 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3256 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3522 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3524
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm (5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
163.4 x 77.6 x 8.4 mm (6.43 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
Weight
206 g (7.27 oz)
235 g or 240 g (8.29 oz)
Build
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum alloy frame, aluminum alloy back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield) Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5 Anti-reflective coating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Glass front (Dragon Crystal Glass 3), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue
Black, White, Pink, Red, Blue

Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, BT.2020, 4000 nits (peak)
Size
6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches, 116.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1208 x 2624 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~418 ppi density)

OS
iOS 26
Android 17, HyperOS 4
Chipset
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
Octa-core (up to 5 GHz)
GPU
Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
Adreno

RAM
12GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB NVMe
256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

Lens 1
48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 0.61µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
200 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom
Lens 3
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo
8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60/120fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
Features
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Li-Ion 3988 mAh - Nano SIM model Li-Ion 4252 mAh - eSIM only model
Si/C Li-Ion 8500 mAh
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only 25W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 27W reverse wireless

Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (3 speakers, with Dolby Atmos)

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG