Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs Apple iPhone Air

999 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

Xiaomi Mobiles

Apple iPhone

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516

2025, September 25

2025, September 09

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

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

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

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, 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, 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

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

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

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

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

219 g (7.72 oz)

165 g (5.82 oz)

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)

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)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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

Black, White, Purple, Green

Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

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

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

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

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

Android 16, HyperOS 3

iOS 26

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

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

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

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

Adreno 840

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

12GB/16GB

12GB

512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HDR, panorama

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

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

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

Si/C Li-Ion 7500 mAh

Li-Ion 3149 mAh

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

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

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

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

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

Yes

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

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

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

6.0, A2DP, LE

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

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG

USB USB Type-C 2.0