Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Compare Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max to understand which one suits your needs the best. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is priced from ₹1,39,999, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is available at ₹1,34,900 respectively. In terms of performance and features, each device offers a unique combination of processor, display, camera, and battery capabilities. Explore their complete specifications and key differences side-by-side to make a well-informed buying decision.

Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Comparison Overview

Key Highlights	Xiaomi 17 Ultra	Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Price	₹1,39,999	₹1,34,900
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Apple A18 Pro
Display	6.9 inches, 1.5K AMOLED, 120Hz	6.9 inches, 1.5K OLED, 120Hz
Rear Camera	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 200MP (Telephoto), 50MP (Front)	48MP (Wide-angle), 12MP (Telephoto), 48MP (Ultra-wide), 12MP (Front)
Battery	6000mAh, 90W	4685mAh, 30W
RAM/Storage	16GB (LPDDR5X), 512GB (UFS 4.1)	8GB (LPDDR5X), 256GB (NvMe)

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10/10

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹1,39,999

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Was ₹1,39,998 1 month(s) ago

8.4/10

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

₹1,34,900

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹1,39,999

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

₹1,34,900

Reasons To Consider

→ Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Faster processor for smoother multitasking and demanding mobile gaming - (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5)

Larger battery capacity for longer usage - (6000mAh)

Bigger RAM for smoother app switching and multitasking - (16GB)

Faster wired charging speeds for noticeably shorter charge times - (90W)

Crisper and higher resolution video recording capability upto 8K@30fps

Larger image sensor capturing more ambient light - (1.0")

→ Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Higher optical zoom for clearer, detailed shots of distant subjects - (5X Zoom)

Comes with a clean, unbloated software interface

Advanced image stabilization ensuring blur-free photos and steady handheld video - (Sensor Shift OIS)

Sturdier chassis providing enhanced structural rigidity and hand feel - (Titanium Frame)

Wider front aperture gathering more light for clear selfies in dim settings - (f/1.9)

Better AI Engine with new AI features - (Apple Intelligence)

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max97

Key Specifications

Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Apple A18 Pro
Display	6.9 inches, 1.5K AMOLED, 120Hz	6.9 inches, 1.5K OLED, 120Hz
Camera	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 200MP (Telephoto), 50MP (Front)	48MP (Wide-angle), 12MP (Telephoto), 48MP (Ultra-wide), 12MP (Front)
Battery	6000mAh, 90W	4685mAh, 30W
RAM	16GB (LPDDR5X)	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Storage	512GB (UFS 4.1)	256GB (NvMe)

General

Box Contents	Phone, Type-C Cable, Case, SIM Ejector Tool	Phone, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejector Tool
Launch Price	₹1,39,999	₹1,44,900

Display

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Display Type	AMOLED	OLED
Refresh Rate	120Hz	120Hz
LTPO Support	Yes	Yes
Playback Quality	Dolby Vision	Dolby Vision
Display Engine	M10	Super Retina XDR
Touch Sampling Rate	300Hz	-
Display Enhancements	Adaptive Colour Tone	-
Display Size	6.9 inches	6.9 inches
Area	116.6 cm²	115.6 cm²
Display Form Factor	Flat Display	Flat Display
Screen to Body Ratio	92.3%	91.4%
Resolution Width	1200pixels	1320pixels
Resolution Height	2608pixels	2868pixels
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
Pixel Density	416ppi	460ppi
Display Bit Rate	12-bit	10-bit
Color Gamut Range	100%	100%
Display Resolution	1.5K	1.5K
Peak Brightness	3500nits	2000nits
Eye Protection	TUV Rheinland certification	PWM Dimming
Contrast Ratio	8,000,000:1	2,000,000:1
Colour Gamut	DCI-P3	DCI-P3
Colour Depth	68.7 Billion Colours	1.07 Billion Colours
Typical Brightness	-	1000nits
High Brightness	-	1600nits

Body

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Height	162.9 mm	163 mm
Width	77.6 mm	77.6 mm
Thickness	8.29 mm	8.25 mm
Weight	218.4 grams	227 grams
Screen Material	Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0	Ceramic Shield Glass
Display Protection	Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0	Apple Ceramic Shield
Back Material	Silicon Polymer	Glass
Side Material	Aluminium Frame	Titanium Frame
Build Quality	Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0	Ceramic Shield Glass
Ports	Display Port, OTG, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2	USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
Additional Features	USB Type-C (bottom)	Display Port
IP Rating	IP66/68/69 (Dust and Water Resistant)	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)
Speaker	Stereo Speakers	Stereo Speakers
Sound Tuning	Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos

Processor

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Chipset Manufacturer	Qualcomm	Apple
Chipset	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	A18 Pro
Fabrication Size	3 nm	3 nm
Number of Cores	Octa-core	Hexa-core
Clock Speed	2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L+6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz
Cooling System	Xiaomi 3D Dual-Channel IceLoop system	-
GPU	Adreno 840	Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

Gaming Benchmarks

BGMI Super Smooth + Ultra Extreme	118.1 FPS 35.4 °C (Temp)	-
COD Mobile Medium + Ultra	118.6 FPS 35.9 °C (Temp)	-
Genshin Impact Highest + 60FPS (Android)	59.1 FPS 41.2 °C (Temp)	-

Performance Benchmarks

AnTuTu	3665347	1660345
Geekbench 6 CPU Single-Core	3607	3582
Geekbench 6 CPU Multi-Core	10683	9089

Operating System

OS Name	Android	iOS
OS Version	16	18
OS Skin	Xiaomi HyperOS	iOS
Inbuilt AI	Xiaomi HyperAI	Apple Intelligence
Gaming Mode	Yes	Yes
Desktop Mode	Yes	-
OS Updates	5 year(s)	7 year(s)
Security Updates	6 year(s)	7 year(s)
AI Features	AI Assistant, AI Dynamic Wallpapers, AI Interpreter, AI Photo Enhancements, AI Scene recognition, AI Search, AI Speech Recognition, AI Translation, AI Writing, Circle to Search, Google Gemini, Xiaomi AI Creativity Assistant	Apple Intelligence, Siri AI
Bloatware Free OS	-	Yes

Main Camera

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Main Camera Megapixel	50MP	48MP
Main Camera Aperture	f/1.67	f/1.78
Main Camera Lens Type	Wide-angle	Wide-angle
Main Camera Camera Sensor	Light Hunter 1050L	Sony IMX903
Main Camera Sensor Size	1.0"	1/1.28"
Main Camera Camera Features	Laser Auto Focus, OIS	Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS
Main Camera #2 Megapixel	50MP	12MP
Main Camera #2 Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.8
Main Camera #2 Field of View	115°	20°
Main Camera #2 Lens Type	Ultra-wide	Telephoto
Main Camera #2 Camera Sensor	SAMSUNG ISOCELL JN5	Sony IMX913
Main Camera #2 Sensor Size	1/2.75"	1/3.06"
Main Camera #2 Camera Features	Auto Focus, Dual Pixel PDAF, EIS	5x Optical Zoom, Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS
Main Camera #3 Megapixel	200MP	48MP
Main Camera #3 Aperture	f/2.39–2.96	f/2.2
Main Camera #3 Lens Type	Telephoto	Ultra-wide
Main Camera #3 Camera Sensor	Samsung HPE	Sony IMX972
Main Camera #3 Sensor Size	1/1.4"	1/2.55"
Main Camera #3 Camera Features	4.3x Optical Zoom, OIS	PDAF
Features	Auto Supermoon, Cinematic Mode, Digital zoom, Documents Mode, Dynamic Photos, EIS, Fastshot Mode, HDR, Laser Auto Focus, Long Exposure, OIS, Optical Zoom, panorama, Portrait mode, Pro mode, RAW Capture Support, Super Macro	Action Mode, Burst Shot, Continuous Auto Focus, Digital zoom, Dual LED Dual Tone Flash, HDR, Live Photos, Macro, Night mode, Optical Zoom, panorama, Portrait Light, RAW Capture Support
Camera Stabilization	Hybrid Stabilization	Sensor Shift OIS
Raw Photo Support	Yes	Yes
Dynamic Video Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	Dolby Vision Recording
Slow Motion Recording	1920 fps slomo	240 fps slomo
Auto Focus Type	Laser Auto Focus	Dual Pixel Auto Focus
Dedicated Imaging Chip	-	-
Max Zoom Supported	>100x	20-50X
Lens Enhancements	Leica	-
Optical Zoom Support	4.3X	5X
Video Features	4-Mic array, Dolby Vision, Log Video, Movie Mode, Night Video Recording, Pro Video Mode, Slow Motion, Time-lapse Video	3D (spatial) video, Cinematic mode, Dolby Vision, Log Video, Macro Video Recording, Night Video Recording, ProRes Video Recording, Slow Motion, Stereo Sound Recording, Time-lapse Video
Video Recording	1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@24fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@30fps, 8K@30fps	1080p@120fps, 1080p@25fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@100fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@24fps, 4K@25fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@30fps
Log Video Recording Support	Yes	Yes
Main Camera #3 Field of View	-	120°
Stereo Sound Recording Support	-	Yes

Selfie Camera

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Front Camera #1 Megapixel	50MP	12MP
Front Camera #1 Aperture	f/2.2	f/1.9
Front Camera #1 Focal Length	21 mm	23 mm
Front Camera #1 Pixel Size	0.61 µm	1 µm
Front Camera #1 Field of View	90°	-
Front Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide	Wide
Front Camera #1 Camera Sensor	OmniVision OV50M	-
Front Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/2.87"	1/3.6"
Front Camera #1 Camera Features	Auto Focus, Dynamic Shot, Voice Shutter	Dual Pixel PDAF
Features	AI Face Unlock, Auto Focus, EIS, Face unlock, HDR Photos, Palm shutter, Portrait Mode, Slow-Motion, Time Lapse	Burst Shot, Deep Fusion, Dual-pixel PDAF, Live Photos, Night mode, Portrait, ProRAW, Screen flash
Auto Focus Type	Contrast Detection Auto Focus	Dual Pixel PDAF
Video Features	Dolby Vision, gyro-EIS, Slow motion, Time Lapse, Video Teleprompter	3D (spatial) Audio, Cinematic Mode (4k@30fps), Dolby Vision, gyro-EIS, ProRes Video Recording, Slow motion, Stereo Sound Recording, Time Lapse
Video Recording	1080@30fps, 1080@60fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps, 720p@30fps	1080@30fps, 1080@60fps, 1080p@25, 4K@24, 4K@25, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps
HDR Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	Dolby Vision Recording

Battery

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Battery Capacity	6000mAh	4685mAh
Battery Type	Silicon Carbon	Lithium Ion
Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging Support	Yes	-
Reverse Wired Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Charging Speed Wired	90W	30W
Charging Speed Wireless	50W	25W
Charging Speed Reverse Wireless	10W	-
Charging Standards Supported	PD2.0, PD3.0, PPS, QC2.0, QC3.0, QC3+	MAGSAFE, PD2.0, Qi2
Charging Speed Reverse Wired	22.5W	4.5W

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (0 To 50%)	20 min (0 to 50%)	-

Memory

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Storage Size	512	256
Storage Type	UFS 4.1	NvMe
RAM Size	16	8
RAM Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X

Network

Sim Type	Dual SIM (nano-SIM & eSIM)	Hybrid Dual SIM (nano-SIM, eSIM)
Network Support	5G	5G
Band Types	5G, GSM, LTE FDD, LTE TD, WCDMA	5G, DC-HSDPA, EDGE, GSM, HSPA+, LTE FDD, TDD, UMTS
2G Bands	2, 3, 5, 8	1800, 1900, 850, 900
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71	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
5G Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79	SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79

Connectivity

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be	Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Wi-Fi Features	Wi-Fi Direct	Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Version	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth Version	6	5.3
Bluetooth Codecs	AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, LC3, LDAC, LHDC 5.0, MIHC, SBC	A2DP, LE
GPS	A-GPS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS, QZSS	Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, Navic, QZSS
NFC Support	Supported	Supported

Features

Fingerprint Scanner	Ultrasonic (under display)	-
Sensors on Board	Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Barometer, Electronic Compass, Flicker Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, IR Blaster, Laser Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Accelerometer, Barometer Sensor, Compass, Dual Ambient Light Sensor, Emergency SOS, Face ID, Gyroscope, LiDAR Scanner, Proximity Sensor, Touch Sensor, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support
Haptic Feedback	X-axis Linear Motor	Taptic Engine