Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Comparing the Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,941, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max scores 9,921, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 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.

Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹139,999

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹141,900

@ Flipkart

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Summary

Spec Score

96%

Release Date

18 Mar, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


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

Storage

512 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.7/10

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8.6/10

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Pros

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

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

Cons

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

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

User Ratings

4.6/5

(42 ratings)

4.7/5

(2,225 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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₹139,999

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₹141,900

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2026

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

Custom UI

HyperOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Apple A19 Pro

Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

RAM

16 GB

12 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.

3,654,776

2,521,699

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

17.0 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.

6,387

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.4 %

15.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED	Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

416 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.25 %

91.5 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Design

Height

162.9 mm

163.4 mm

Width

77.6 mm

78 mm

Thickness

8.29 mm

8.75 mm

Weight

218.4 grams

231 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Ceramic Shield 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes	Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Xiaomi ProFocus

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Video Pro Mode

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

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

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

4832 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

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.

15h 31m

N/A

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

0h 47m 45s

1h 17m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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

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

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)

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)

SIM 2

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

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

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)

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)