Apple iPhone Air vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

999 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

Apple iPhone

Xiaomi Mobiles

iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

2025, September 09

2025, September 25

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

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 - A3517 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 - A3260 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 - A3518

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71

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 - A3517 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 - A3260 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 - A3518

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)

162.9 x 77.6 x 8 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)

165 g (5.82 oz)

219 g (7.72 oz)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3 Secondary display (on the back): LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak) 2.9 inches, 596 x 976 pixels IP68 dust tighGlass front (Dragon Crystal Glass 3), aluminum frame t and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Black, White, Purple, Green

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+, 3500 nits (peak)

6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~92.3% screen-to-body ratio)

1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

iOS 26

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Adreno 840

12GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe

512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

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

50 MP, f/2.6, 115mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 5x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), PDAF

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Li-Ion 3149 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 7500 mAh

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 22.5W reverse wireless

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

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio Snapdragon sound

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

6.0, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Yes

Yes

USB USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG