Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 17

799 USD

799 USD

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Xiaomi Mobiles

Apple iPhone

Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra

iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521

2026, August 17

2025, September 19

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

LTE

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 - A3520 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 - A3258 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 - A3519 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 - A3521

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 - A3520 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 - A3258 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 - A3519 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 - A3521

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

163.5 x 78 x 8.5 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.33 in)

149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)

238 g (8.40 oz)

177 g (6.24 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back 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 (max 2 at a time)

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)

Black, Red (Burgundy)

Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

AMOLED, 68B colors, 185Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, BT.2020, 4500 nits (peak)

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

6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~91.5% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1206 x 2622 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 (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

8GB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.1

128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 0.5µm, PDAF, OIS

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

50 MP, f/3.0, 115mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF

50 MP, f/2.4, 18mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm

Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama

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

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+

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

32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/3.44", 0.64µm

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

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

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

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

Si/C Li-Ion 8050 mAh

Li-Ion 3692 mAh

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 27W reverse wired 22.5W reverse wireless

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

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, with stereo speakers

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

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

6.0, A2DP, LE, LHDC 5.0, ASHA, MIHC, Auracast

5.3, A2DP, LE

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

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C, OTG

USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort