Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 17 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max runs at 4.26 GHz, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Both Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and Xiaomi 17 Ultra offer the same screen size of 6.9 inches, but Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Xiaomi 17 Ultra's OLED, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 18 MP, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 4832 mAh, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 17 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max is rated 8.6.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Xiaomi 17 Ultra has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹149,900

@ Amazon

Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹139,998

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

96%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

18 Mar, 2026

Performance


Apple A19 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)
12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	OLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1200x2608 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4.3x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4832 mAh	6000 mAh
40W Fast Charging	90W Hyper Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	512 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Vapour chamber for sustained performance
Upgraded telephoto & selfie cameras
Refreshed design
Solid battery life & faster charging

One of the best camera systems on a smartphone
Large, bright, colour-accurate display
Blazing fast performance
Excellent battery life with fast charging

Cons

Digital zoom still lacking
Apple Intelligence needs improvement
Thicker & heavier
Pricey

On the pricey side
Heavy and bulky to use for long periods
Software update policy trails rivals

User Ratings

4.7/5

(1,821 ratings)

4.6/5

(39 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,521,699 AnTuTu Score	3,654,776 AnTuTu Score
N/A	15h 31m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹149,900

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₹139,998

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Mar 11, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,521,699

3,654,776

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

15.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,387

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.6 %

13.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

92.25 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

163.4 mm

162.9 mm

Width

78 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

8.29 mm

Weight

231 grams

218.4 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6723 mm focal length 1/1" sensor size OV50X

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.96 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Xiaomi ProFocus

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60/100/120 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4832 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Hyper Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 31m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 17m 0s

0h 47m 45s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)