Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Honor Magic9 Pro Max

Product
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
979 USD
Honor Magic9 Pro Max
970 USD

Price
979 USD
970 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Honor Mobiles
Model No
14 Ultra
Honor Magic9 Pro Max

Launch Date
2024, February 14
2026, September 28

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 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, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - China
LTE
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
9.2 mm thickness
161.6 x 77 x 8.6 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.34 in)
Weight
220 g (7.76 oz)
233 g (8.22 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), eco leather back, aluminum frame Xiaomi Shield Glass / Xiaomi Longjing Glass IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Glass front (NanoCrystal Shield), glass-fiber reinforced plastic back, aluminum frame IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black; other colors
Shadow Black, Glacier Silver, Moss Green

Type
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 4320Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivi, 2000 nits (HBM), 10000 nits (peak)
Size
6.73 inches, 109.4 cm2
6.8 inches, 113.3 cm2 (~91.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~464 ppi density)

OS
Android 13, MIUI 14
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, MagicOS 11
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Octa-core (up to 5 GHz)
GPU
Adreno 750
Adreno

RAM
12GB/16GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0
256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.6 or f/4.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 1.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
200 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.51", Dual-Pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
200 MP, f/2.6, 85mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/1.8, 75mm (telephoto), 1/2.51", Dual-Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3.2x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, dual pixel PDAF
Lens 4
50 MP, f/1.8, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.51", Dual-Pixel PDAF TOF 3D, (depth)
Features
Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama, 67mm filter ring holder (optional)
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama, ARRI mode
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K@60fps, 1080p)
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR, 10-bit video, ARRI LogC3 Curve & Wide Gamut 3

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 0.7µm
55 MP multi-aspect, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.74" TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30/60fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
5300 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Ion 8800 mAh
Charging
90W wired, PD3.0, QC4 50W wireless 10W reverse wireless
100W wired, 100W PPS, 40W UFCS 80W wireless Reverse wireless 5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum, barometer
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Emergency SOS via satellite (messages and calls) - China only Desktop mode

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with large amplitude stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
6.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5, Auracast, ASHA
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5), GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort, OTG
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 2014262 (v10) GeekBench: 7060 (v6) 3DMark Wild life: 17244 (offscreen 1440p)
Loudspeaker
-25.6 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 11:25h